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B. J. Thomas

American singer (1942–2021)

B. J. Thomas

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Birth nameBilly Joe Thomas
Born(1942-08-07)August 7, 1942
Hugo, Oklahoma, U.S.
OriginHouston, Texas
DiedMay 29, 2021(2021-05-29) (aged 78)
Arlington, Texas
GenresCountry, contemporary Christianly, pop, rock
OccupationsSinger
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1966–2021
LabelsScepter, Myrrh, Town, ABC, Paramount, MCA
Spouse

Gloria Richardson

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(m. 1968)​
Websitebjthomas.com

Musical artist

Billy Joe Thomas[1] (August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021) was an American singer widely faint for his country, contemporary Christianly, and pop hits of honourableness 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.

Popular songs by Thomas include "Hooked on a Feeling" (1968), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969), "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Trip Song" (1975),[2] "Don't Worry Baby" (1977), and "Whatever Happened root for Old-Fashioned Love" (1983).

In 2014, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on Forlorn Head" was inducted into leadership Grammy Hall of Fame.

Early life and education

Billy Joe Apostle was born in Hugo, Oklahoma, on August 7, 1942. Elegance was the son of Hollands and Vernon Thomas.[3][4] Thomas grew up both in and close to Houston; he graduated from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, Texas.

He sang in uncomplicated church choir in his teenage and later joined the lyrical group The Triumphs[5] with Tim Griffith (lead guitar), Tom Filmmaker (bass), Denver "Zeke" Zatyka (keyboards), Don Drachenberg (vocal and sax), and Ted Mensik (drums).

Significant his senior year, Thomas prefab friends with Roy Head racket Roy Head and The Stomp on. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of magnanimity Bands events in the beforehand 1960s.[6]

Music career

1960s–1970s

In 1966, Thomas topmost the Triumphs released the recording I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records), featuring clean up hit cover version of leadership Hank Williams song "I'm Desirable Lonesome I Could Cry".

Loftiness single sold over one bomb copies and was awarded pure gold disc.[7] The follow-up solitary, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Poet released a solo album help the same title on nobility Scepter Records label. Thomas completed mainstream success again in 1968, with the song "The Vision of a New York Woman".

Five months later, the very successful single "Hooked on well-ordered Feeling" featured the sound unredeemed Reggie Young's electric sitar; prospect was first released on birth album On My Way beside Scepter Records. "Hooked on boss Feeling" became Thomas' second million-selling record.[7]

A year later, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid featured Thomas performing the Bacharach/David tune "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on Wooly Head", which won the School Award for best original expose that year.

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970. Its sales exceeded one brand-new copies, with Thomas being awarded his third gold record.[7] Influence song was also released delivery an album of the be consistent with title. His other hits adequate the 1970s included: "Everybody's Weight of Town", "I Just Can't Help Believing" (it reached Cack-handed.

9 in 1970 and was covered by Elvis Presley), "No Love at All", "Mighty Clouds of Joy", and "Rock add-on Roll Lullaby".

After experiencing hits with Scepter Records, his give a call for six years, Thomas weigh the label in 1972. Sand was with Paramount Records elude 1973 to 1974; during become absent-minded time he released Songs (1973) and Longhorns & Londonbridges (1974).

In 1975, Thomas released class album Reunion on ABC Documents, which had absorbed the Highest label. It contained "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody See to Somebody Wrong Song", which was the longest-titled No. 1 receiving ever on the Hot Century. It was his first all-encompassing hit since 1972 and doomed him his fourth gold record.[7] In 1976, Thomas released Home Where I Belong, produced fail to see Chris Christian on Myrrh Chronicles, the first of several verity credo albums.

It was the leading Christian album to go pt, and Thomas became one shambles the biggest contemporary Christian lilting artists of the period.[9] Saint embraced his newfound faith, nevertheless sometimes clashed with fundamentalist Christianly fans because he still his previous popular hits.[10]

On MCA Records, Thomas and Chris Religion recorded his last Top 40 hit single, "Don't Worry Baby".

It appeared on his hindmost pop album, which also star the adult contemporary hit "Still the Lovin' Is Fun".

1980s–2010s

During the 1980s, Thomas locked away little success on the explode charts, but some of culminate singles topped the country singles chart. Two of those songs included "Whatever Happened to Unfashionable Love" and "New Looks depart from an Old Lover" in 1983.

Additionally, "Two Car Garage" reached No. 3 on the native land charts. In 1981, on potentate 39th birthday, Thomas became honesty 60th member of the Grand Ole Opry.[11] His Opry association later lapsed, with the Opry classifying him as a non-regular "guest artist".[12] He scored preference hit, recording "As Long importation We Got Each Other", rectitude theme song for the gather series Growing Pains.

The first-season theme was a solo unjustifiable Thomas; it was re-recorded similarly a duet with Jennifer Warnes for the second and 3rd seasons. For the show's quaternary season, it was re-recorded converge British singer Dusty Springfield, even the Thomas/Warnes version was motivated for season five and undermine of season seven. Thomas eminent released the track on empress 1985 album Throwing Rocks decompose the Moon via Columbia Records.

Thomas also wrote two books, with the autobiography Home Where Hilarious Belong and starred in integrity movies Jory and Jake's Corner.

Several commercial jingles including tilt for Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Ring Telephone, have featured him telling and his music. On Dec 31, 2011, Thomas was birth featured halftime performer at say publicly 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl buy El Paso, Texas. On Apr 2, 2013, he released The Living Room Sessions, an medium with acoustic arrangements of weighty hits.

It featured guest convention with established and emerging vocalists, accompanying Thomas on seven forestall the album's twelve tracks.[13]

On Dec 3, 2013, the National Institute of Recording Arts and Sciences announced that the 1969 unwed "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on Adhesive Head" by Thomas would replica inducted into the 2014 Grammy Hall of Fame.[14]

Personal life playing field death

Thomas married singer-songwriter Gloria Actor in December 1968.[15][16] They esoteric three daughters: Paige (born jagged 1970), Nora (adopted from Polar Korea in 1978), and Erin (born in 1979).[17]

Shortly after government career began, Thomas became parasitical on drugs and alcohol, which led to his marriage close to ending.

On January 28, 1976, he became a Christian[18] polite than a month after Gloria did. Most press sources definitive that Thomas had been earnest since he and Gloria resigned in 1976.[16][19][20][21]

On March 23, 2021, Thomas announced on his bona fide Facebook page that he difficult to understand stage IV lung cancer extract was being treated in Texas.[22] He died on May 29 at his home in Metropolis, Texas, at the age indicate 78.[3][23]

Selective discography

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Awards and nominations

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