On this day in Music History - August 28, 1965 Billy Joe Royal enjoys his biggest Pop hit when "Down In The Boondocks" peaks at #9 on the Hot 100. He would reach the Top 40 three more times with "I Knew You When" (#4 in 1965), "I've Got To Be Somebody" (#38 in 1966) and "Cherry Hill Park" (#15 in 1969) before finding success on the Country charts with twelve Top 40 hits in the 1980s. Although his name sounds like a show biz moniker, he really was born Billy Joe Royal to Clarence Royal and Mary S