Billy Joe Royal

. They had a few other minor hits, including "The Loser" (1965) and "This I Swear". During the 1980's, Billy Joe Royal also scored several top 10 country hits including "Tell It Like It Is," "Burned Like a Rocket," and "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow.". The Skyliners were an American doo wop group from Pittsburgh fronted by Jimmy Beaumont, best known for their 1959 "Since I Don't Have You" (popular covers by Chuck Jackson and Don McLean have helped keep the song in the public consciousness). His other pop music hits include "I Knew You When.". He is famous for the 1960s pop music hit "Down in the Boondocks" written by friend, Joe South.

Raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal became a local singing sensation in the 1950's and 1960's at the Bamboo Ranch in Savannah, Georgia. Billy Joe Royal (born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American singer.