Singer B.J. Thomas, known for"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" and"Hooked On A Feeling," has died at age 78 after a battle with lung cancer.
A Hugo, Oklahoma-native who grew up in Houston, Billy Joe Thomas broke through in 1966 with a gospel-styled cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and went on to sell millions of records and have dozens of hits across genres. He reached No. 1 with pop, adult contemporary and country listeners in 1976 with ″ Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.
“When the film was released, I was highly critical — how did the song fit with the film? There was no rain,” Redford told USA Today in 2019. “At the time, it seemed like a dumb idea. How wrong I was.” Thomas had few pop hits after the mid-1970s, but he continued to score on the country charts with such No. 1 songs as “Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love” and “New Looks from an Old Lover.” In the late 1970s and early ’80s, he was also a top gospel and inspirational singer, winning two Dove awards and five Grammys, including a Grammy in 1979 for best gospel performance for “The Lord’s Prayer.
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Rest in peace
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RIP B.J.Thomas, wonderful records
RIP B.J. Thomas, what great records
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morgfair 'raindrops keep falling on my head'
RIP. My parents loved his music.
So very, very sad. I just hope there is a better place and that he will be in it. He made all of our lives that much better with his songs and music.
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I knew his daughter at summer camp. Condolences to him and his family.
My 3 years olds first favorite song was “Hooked on a Feeling”.