Sunday, May 30, 2021

B.J. Thomas [RIP] - Discography

B.J. Thomas

Born: August 7, 1942 - Died: May 29, 2021
R.I.P.
B.J. Thomas (born Billy Joe Thomas) straddled the line between pop/rock and country, achieving success in both genres in the late '60s and '70s. At the beginning of his career, he leaned more heavily on rock & roll, but by the mid-'70s, he had turned to country music, becoming one of the most successful country-pop stars of the decade.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [Original Score]Thomas began singing while he was a child, performing in church. In his teens, he joined the Houston-based band the Triumphs, who released a number of independent singles that failed to gain any attention. For the group's last single, Thomas and fellow Triumph member Mark Charron wrote "Billy and Sue," which was another flop. After "Billy and Sue," Thomas began a solo career, recording a version of Hank Williams' standard "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" with producer Huey P. Meaux. Released by Scepter Records in early 1966, the single became an immediate hit, catapulting to number eight on the pop charts. Although he had a series of moderate follow-up hits, including a re-release of "Billy and Sue," Thomas failed to reenter the Top Ten until 1968, when "Hooked on a Feeling" became a number five, gold single. The following year, he scored his biggest hit with Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," taken from the hit film Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid. It was followed by a string of soft rock hits in the next two years, including "Everybody's Out of Town," "I Just Can't Help Believing," "No Love at All," and "Rock and Roll Lullaby," which featured guitarist Duane Eddy and the vocal group the Blossoms.



































































16 comments:

joanofark06 said...

How do I DL this? I would love to listen to these...please help?

Ozzieguy said...

Hello Joan,
Give me a little time and I will fix the links yet again.
I will do it shortly for you.

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Ozzieguy

your song said...

Thank You !!!!

TamworthTed said...

Thanks Ozzieguy for a few updates of B.J. Like what you're doing.

Ozzieguy said...

You are very welcome yoursong.

Ozzieguy said...

Hello TamworthTed
Many thanks and you are very welcome.

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Ozzieguy

Jon said...

Just passed away earlier today May 29, 2021. He was 78.

Ozzieguy said...

OH NO!!!
Another great artist lost. So sad.

Vera Lane said...
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Vera Lane said...

Rest in peace B.J Thomas.

Tom said...

Hello Ozzieguy,

many thanks for your information and offer to B J Thomas.Another good singer who is now in the Rock n roll paradise.Many greetings Thomas

Little Bit said...

Brings tears to my eyes to hear of his passing. Thanks for his music!

Ozzieguy said...

Yes Little Bit, it is very sad indeed.

Ozzieguy said...

Hello Thomas
Another sad loss that is for sure.
Best Wishes
Ozzieguy

Anonymous said...

why don't the songs extract to a folder with name artist etc instead of each song extracting to the root folder of where you download to ... this happens using JDowoader file manager