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Down In The Boondocks
Composer: Joe South

Down In The Boondocks was performed by Jerry Garcia with the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

The original Billie Joe Royal recording of the song, produced by Joe South, reached #9 in the Billboard charts.



New Riders Of The Purple Sage

info New Riders of the Purple Sage, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2003 (bonus track on exp. CD)
info Worcester, MA, 4/4/1973, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2003
info Boston Music Hall, 12/5/1972, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2003
info Cactus Juice, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2006
info Original Album Classics, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2017

Billie Joe Royal

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Single (Down In The Boondocks / Oh, What A Night), Billy Joe Royal, 1965
no info Down in the Boondocks, Billy Joe Royal, 1965
info Disco Teen '66, Various Artists, 1966
info The Best Of '66 Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1967
no info Single (Down In The Boondocks / Cherry Hill Park), Billy Joe Royal, 1969
no info 55 Original Hits, Various Artists, 1975
info Rock Classics Of The 60s, Various Artists (Billy Joe Royal),1990
no info The Best of, Billy Joe Royal, 1991
no info Greatest Hits, Billy Joe Royal, 1991
no info The Oldie Collection, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1992
no info The Days of Rock 'N' Roll, Various Artists, 1995
no info Tragic Love Songs: Please Don't Take the Girl, Various Artists, 1996
no info Down in the Boondocks/Cherry Hill Park, Billy Joe Royal, 1997
no info 20th Century Rocks, Vol. 8: '60s Pop: Those Were the Days, Various Artists, 1997
info Global Rock, Vol. 9: From London to L.A., Various Artists, 1997
info Global Rock, Vol. 7 to 9: From London to L.A., Various Artists, 1998
info Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century, Various Artists (Billy Joe Royal), 1999
info Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975, Various Artists (Billy Joe Royal),1999
info Classic 60s, Various Artists, 1999
info Classic Rock: 1965, Various Artists, 199?
no info Rock N' Roll 60's Flashback, Various Artists, 2000
no info Super Hits, Billy Joe Royal, 2000
no info Drift Away, Billy Joe Royal, 2001
info Riding in Cars with Boys Soundtrack, Various Artists, 2001
info Jukebox Hits 1965, Various Artists, 2002
info 40 Years Of Jukebox Hits, Various Artists, 2002
info Rock N' Roll Hits: Golden 1965, Various Artists, 2002
info Jukebox Hits of the 60's, Various Artists, 2002
info Ultimate Jukebox Hits of the 60's, Vol 3, Various Artists, 2002
no info The Very Best of: The Columbia Years (1965-1971), Billy Joe Royal, 2002
info Rockin' Country, Various Artists, 2002
no info Chartbusters USA, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 2003
no info Rock N Roll Reunion 1965, Various Artists, 2003
no info 100 Rockin' Hits of the 60's, Various Artists, 2005
no info Glory Road Soundtrack, Various Artists, 2006
no info Essential Sixties: 1965-1969, Various Artists, 2006
no info In the Summertime, Various Artists, 2006
no info Those Were the Days, Various Artists, 2007
info Peace And Love, Various Artists, 2008
info Sixties Collected, Various Artists, 2010
info 100 Essential Tracks: 60s, Various Artists, 2010
no info Truckin' Country, Various Artists, 2010
info 60's Music Revolution, Various Artists, 2012

Other recordings

no info She's Just My Style, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, 1965
no info Boss Beat, Sandy Nelson, 1965
no info Doodle-Oo-Doo-Doo, Del Reeves, 1965
no info Single (Down In The Boondocks / That's The One), Gregory Phillips, 1965
no info She's Just My Style, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, 1966
no info The Wonderful World of Country Music, Del Reeves, 1968
no info The Best of, Del Reeves, 1968
no info A Little More Soul, The Tams, 1968
no info Pickin' Wild Mountain Berries, LaWanda Lindsey & Kenny Vernon, 1970
no info Single (Down In The Boondocks / When The Sun Sets In Jackson), Penny De Haven, 1969
no info I'm Alright, Lynn Anderson, 1970
no info Listen To The Young Folks, Freddy Weller, 1970
no info All American Husband, Peggy Sue, 1970
no info Husband Hunting, Liz Anderson, 1970
no info Country Concert, Del Reeves, 1970
no info Single (Down In The Boondocks / Baby Make It Soon), Delroy Williams, 1971
no info Penny DeHaven, Penny DeHaven, 1972
no info Here's, Lynn Anderson, 1972
no info Live At The Palomino Club, Del Reeves, 1974
no info Freddy Weller's Greatest Hits, Freddy Weller, 1975
no info Nightwatch, Kenny Loggins, 1978
no info Borderline, Ry Cooder, 1980
no info Foolin' With Fire, Johnny Rodriguez, 1984
no info The Best of, Joe South, 1990
no info Original British Rock Classics, Various Artists (Delroy Williams), 1991
no info Everybody Loves a Clown/She's Just My Style, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, 1992
no info Funny Things Happen To Fun Lovin' People, Johnny Rodriguez, 1996
no info You Sexy Thing, Delroy Wilson, 1996
no info Celebrate Me Home/Nightwatch/Keep the Fire, Kenny Loggins, 1997
no info Hip Young Guitar Slinger, Jimmy Page & His Heavy Friends, 2000
no info The Immediate Singles Collection, Various Artists (Delroy Williams), 2001
no info Anthology, Joe South, 2001
no info At Abbey Road: 1963-1966, Billy J. Kramer, 2001
no info Classic Masters, Joe South, 2002
no info The Ranchhands, The Ranchhands, 2002
no info The Very Best of, Freddy Weller, 2003
no info The Trojan Box Set: British Reggae, Various Artists (Delroy Williams), 2003
no info Live at the Amador 1979, The Skeletons, 2004
no info Big Sixties All-Nighter!, Sandy Nelson, 2005
no info Crying, Lynn Anderson, 2006
no info 50 Years in the Making, Wayne Weikel & Friends, 2006
no info Celebrate Me Home/Nightwatch, Kenny Loggins, 2007
no info 02/21/09 Algiers, LA Mardi Gras World, The Radiators, 2009
no info Canoe Grass Revival, Pat Surface, 2009
no info GEM, U.S. Girls, 2012
no info Presenting, Cissy Houston, 2012 (expanded ed)

 
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