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One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died.

By Syndicated Content 2911 Media / BJ Thomas Estate Five-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” has died from complications due to stage four lung cancer.  He was 78. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas, Thomas scored his first hit with a 1966 cover of Hank Williams‘ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” In 1968, he had a top five hit with “Hooked on a Feeling,” and in 1970, he topped the ch...

2911 Media / BJ Thomas EstateFive-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," has died from complicati...

One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died.

One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B.J. Thomas, has died.

B.J. Thomas, Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head singer, dead at 78

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success with hits like Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head has died at the age of 78 following complications from lung cancer.

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 "(Hey Wont You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" was hitting No. 1, he felt like he was "number 1,000." "I was at the bottom with my addictions and my problems," he said in 2020...

2911 Media / BJ Thomas EstateFive-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," has died from complicati...

One of the country’s most popular and versatile singers, B