![#Post • BILLY JOE ROYAL: 60’s Pop Music Hitmaker Dies [AUDIO] /](https://i0.wp.com/houseofthehits.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BillyJoeRoyal01-e1444334585880.jpg?resize=700%2C431&ssl=1)
by KingoftheHits | Oct 8, 2015 | #Posts, 60's, American Artists, Country, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40
Sixties hit-making pop star, turned country artist, turned gospel singer Billy Joe Royal has died. Royal, 73, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday (10/6) at his home in Morehead, SC. His varied recording career spanned 35 years – from his debut pop album for...
![#OnThisDay… October 8, 1964 • ROY ORBISON: His Biggest Hit Was Sitting ‘Pretty’ At The Top [AUDIO+VIDEO] /](https://i0.wp.com/houseofthehits.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/RoyOrbison01-e1444260668794.jpg?resize=700%2C344&ssl=1)
by KingoftheHits | Oct 8, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Rock & Roll, Top 40, Videos
HouseoftheHits.com Help support this blog by clicking on the sponsor ad! October 8, 1964 The song Oh, Pretty Woman by the great Roy Orbison was enjoying a simultaneous stay at #1 on music charts in three different countries. In America, it was in its second of...
