Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942, died May 29, 2021) was an American popular singer. He was particularly known for his hit songs of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian music charts. His best-known recording is the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".
Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs. During his senior year he made friends with Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s.
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On the radio
Stations that played B.J. Thomas in the last 30 days
- 65×
K-Love 70's
United States · Pop - 13×
KABI 1560 The General
United States · Country - 12×
WABC Oldies Time Machine
United States · Rock - 12×
Radio Láser Inglés
El Salvador - 10×
OUI FM WOODSTOCK
France · Pop - 9×
1.FM - Classic Country Radio
Switzerland · Country - 9×
The Jukebox
United States · Rock - 9×
WMTG 88.1 - Mount Gilead, North Carolina
United States · Rock - 9×
WPTX 1690 AM & 100.7 FM
United States · Rock - 9×
Rádio BragaNews
Brazil · Rock - 8×
Oxygen Oldies
Hungary · Rock - 8×
Radio Meio Do Mato
Portugal · Jazz
