{"id":104155,"date":"2021-05-30T20:55:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104155"},"modified":"2021-05-30T20:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:55:49","slug":"grammy-winner-b-j-thomas-dies-at-78-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104155","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Winner B.J. Thomas Dies at 78 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104155\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=104155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-104157 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BJ-Thomas-via-Jeremy-Westby-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BJ-Thomas-via-Jeremy-Westby-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BJ-Thomas-via-Jeremy-Westby-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BJ-Thomas-via-Jeremy-Westby-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/BJ-Thomas-via-Jeremy-Westby.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter B.J. Thomas, known for singing the popular tune \u201cRaindrops Keep Falling on My Head\u201d, and his many hits during the 1960s and 1970s, died May 29, 2021, in Arlington, Texas after a battle with lung cancer. He was 78.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was born on August 7,1942 in Hugo, Oklahoma. As a teenager he sang in a church choir then joined the music group The Triumphs. In 1966, Thomas and The Triumphs released the album \u201cI\u2019m so Lonesome I Could Cry\u201d. The album would go on to sell one million copies. The same year, Thomas released a solo album for Sceptor Records.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 1968, Thomas found success with the single \u201cHooked on a Feeling\u201d, becoming his second million-selling record. The Robert Redford and Paul Newman film BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) featured Thomas singing \u201cRaindrops Keep Falling on My Head\u201d, which won the Academy Award for best original song and hit number one in 1970.<br \/>\nThomas\u2019s additional singles include \u201cAnother Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song\u201d, \u201cI Just Can\u2019t Help Believing\u201d, \u201cRock and Roll Lullaby\u201d, \u201cEyes of New York\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t Worry Baby\u201d, and \u201cAs Long as We Got Each Other\u201d, which was the theme song for the television series GROWING PAINS (1985-1992).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to B.J. Thomas\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Singer-songwriter B.J. Thomas, known for singing the popular tune \u201cRaindrops Keep Falling on My Head\u201d, and his many hits during the 1960s and 1970s, died May 29, 2021, in Arlington, Texas after a battle with lung cancer. He was 78. Thomas was born on August 7,1942 in Hugo, Oklahoma. 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