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Also known as B.J. Thomas

American singer (1942-2021)

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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 teenage

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Thomas
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Hugo
Place of death
Arlington
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
popular music
Eye colour
blue
Hair colour
black hair
Instrument
voice
Record label
MCA Records
Official website
www.bjthomas.com
Image
B.J. Thomas 1972.JPG
Height
183
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Commons category
B. J. Thomas
date of birth
1942-07-08
start of work period
1966-00-00
birth name
Billy Joe Thomas
pseudonym
B. J. Thomas
social media followers
15460
date of death
2021-05-29
end of work period
2021-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
lung cancer
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