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B. J. Thomas
B. J. Thomas
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Billy Joe Thomas

BIRTHDAY
August 7, 1942
BORN ON DAY
Friday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Thursday


BIRTHPLACE
Hugo, Oklahoma, United States

AGE
82 Years 6 Months 11 Days

NATIONALITY
American
B. J. Thomas Nationality American

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
LEO

Physical Stats

CHEST
N/A

BICEPS
N/A

WAIST
N/A

HEIGHT
5'9''(feet & inches)
 
1.7526 meters
 
175.26 cm

WEIGHT
N/A

B. J. Thomas Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Geneva Thomas
FATHER
Vernon Thomas
BROTHER(S) NAME
Jerry Thomas
SISTER(S) NAME
Judy Thomas

B. J. Thomas Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE
B. J. Thomas wife Gloria Thomas
Gloria Thomas (1968-Present)
Child(ren) of B. J. Thomas and Gloria Thomas
Nora (Daughter)
Paige (Daughter)
Erin (Daughter)

Fame & Address

DEBUT
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Album 1966)
B. J. ThomasI'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Album 1966)

FAMOUS FROM/AS
Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (1969)
B. J. ThomasSong: Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (1969)

Official Website
www.bjthomas.com

Education, Net Worth & More

SCHOOLING FROM
Lamar Consolidated High School

NET WORTH
$5 Million

More Information
Career of B. J. Thomas
He started his singing career with a band called "The Triumphs" which released its album "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" in 1966. He released his solo album with the same name in the same year with Scepter Records label. He left the label after six years and worked with Paramount Records and released two albums Songs and Longhorns & Londonbridges. He released the album "Reunion" on ABC Records. His album "Home Where I Belong" was released in 1976.

Some Lesser Known Facts About B. J. Thomas

  • Does B. J. Thomas takes alcohol? No. He was a drug and alcohol addict which led to near the end of married life. But he became Christian in 1975 and became sober. He and his wife reunited an year later.
  • Is B. J. Thomas in the habit of Smoking? No.
  • Thomas sang in a church when he was a teenager and had not started his solo career at the time.
  • He sang jingles for a number of commercials for the brands like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Bell.
  • He was a halftime performer at the 2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
  • Thomas was a part of a band called "The Triumphs" in his starting career. He befriended Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. Both the bands held many Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s.
  • The singer also starred in a film called "Jory and Jake 's Corner"
  • He also has written two books one of which is his autobiography called "Home Where I Belong".
    He also has written two books one of which is his autobiography called
  • His single "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" would enter the Grammy Hall of Fame as announced by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 2013.

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Viewer's Reviews for B. J. Thomas

Steve Thompson
Bj is a great singer.
Mary Ellen E Bunney
Didn't know BJ wrote a book. Met BJ before he became famous in NYC at the Wagon Wheel along with his brother Jerry. A great guy.
Marlene Marranca
He was a great singer I loved everything he sang. Feel so very bad that he has passed away. My thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones..R.I.P. you were a wonderful person and the world will be a little more empty without your presence in it.
Theresa Raden
BJ Thomas the greatest singer of all time. I've listened to him since I was 13 or 14 I'm now 63 still listening to his songs every day. Now he's singing in heaven home where he belongs. Rip B.J. You will be greatly missed. Prayers for Gloria and the family. We love you BJ forever and always.
 
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