B.J. Thomas released a hit track for 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' that would earn an Oscar win and induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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Songs about what melancholy songs can do to a listener are more common than you think. Think about ditties like Elton John’s “Sad Songs (Say So Much)” or Neil Diamond’s “Song Sung Blue”. B.J. Thomas ...

Pop and easy-listening stations during the late '60s and early 1970s played a great majority of hits by B.J. Thomas. Even now, radio stations dedicated to the pop songs from decades ago roll out his ...

Written by legendary songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, “I Just Can’t Help Believin'” was initially recorded by B.J. Thomas and released in 1970. The song’s heartfelt lyrics and smooth melody ...

It’s been almost three years already since we lost our good friend, B.J. Thomas. I remember him smoking regularly, until he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. It was a quick exit for him, and a ...

B.J. Thomas has Stage 4 lung cancer, the Grammy-winning singer said today through his reps. The man who topped the Hot 100 with “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance ...

In March 2021, the Spider-Man 2 “Raindrops” singer BJ Thomas announced on Facebook that he was battling stage IV Cancer. He later died at age 78 on May 29, 2021. Many mourned the Grammy Award-winning ...

When B.J. Thomas died in May, Tim Wright decided not to give the sermon he'd prepared for that next Sunday service at Community of Grace Lutheran Church in Peoria. Thomas was practically part of the ...

The belongings of Grammy Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Thomas are available for purchase through a special online sale curated by Rockology and overseen by the B.J. Thomas Estate. Items include his Rolex ...

Popular artist professed Jesus and earned five gospel Grammys before turning back to secular music. Christian celebrity didn’t sit well with B. J. Thomas. The famous singer of “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ ...

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a ...