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 Feeling," has died. He was 78.
His signature recording was "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," a No. 1 pop hit and an Oscar winner for best original song as part of the soundtrack to one of the biggest movies of 1969, the irreverent Western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Thomas wasn't the first choice to perform the whimsical ballad composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; Ray Stevens turned the songwriters down.
Thomas would later say the phenomenon of "Raindrops" exacerbated an addiction to pills and alcohol which dated back to his teens, when a record producer in Houston suggested he take amphetamines to keep his energy up. He was touring and recording constantly and taking dozens of pills a day. By 1976, while Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was hitting No. 1, he felt like he was "number 1,000.
Fans of the 1980s sitcom "The Facts of Life" heard him as the singer of the show's theme song. He also acted in a handful of movies, including "Jory" and "Jake's Corner" and toured often. Recent recordings included "Living Room Music," featuring cameos from Lyle Lovett, Vince Gill and Richard Marx. He had planned to record in 2020 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, but the sessions were delayed because of the pandemic.
Really liked his music!
And 'Rain drops keep fallin' on my head'.
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
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.........I can’t help believing that you’re in love with meeeeee!
I still love his song Rain drops keep falling on my head. I remember as a little kid, very early 70's, I would put another dime in the jukebox baby to listen to it again and again.
One of my all time favourite songs Rain DropsKeepFallingonmyHead! From One of my fav movies ButchCassidySundanceKid RIP
Very sorry to hear this. Wonderful artist.
.As someone has already pointed out he sang the theme song for Growing Pains not the Facts of Life theme which was sung by Gloria Loring... Who was married to Alan Thicke.. Who starred on Growing Pains 🤔 RIP
He had two 1 hits. 'Hooked on a Feeling' was not one of them. Interesting that this is the song that gets mentioned in the headline.
My condolences to his family.
Raindrops keep falling on my head
Great song...
Rain drops are falling on our heads
Also sang this iconic song RIPBJThomas
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