B. J. (Billy Joe) Thomas (born August 7, 1942 in Hugo, Oklahoma) grew up around Houston, Texas, and is a country singer. After a brief period with The Triumphs, Thomas began a solo career with a hit cover of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) in 1966, but (despite some follow up chart singles) was unable to achieve massive mainstream success until 1969's "Hooked on a Feeling" and "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach and Hal David).
"Raindrops" became the first #1 hit of the 1970s peaking during January of the new decade.
By the 1970s, Thomas had switched to Paramount Records and released "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", his second #1 hit. His string of hits continued, peaking in 1984 with "Two Car Garage", "Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love" and "New Looks from an Old Lover" (see 1984 in music). Read more about ...
