Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born 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 was unable to achieve massive mainstream success until 1968's (1968 in music) "Hooked on a Feeling" and 1969's (1969 in music) "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (Burt Bacharach & Hal David).
By the 1970s, Thomas had switched to Paramount Records and released "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", his second pop 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). In the 1990s, Thomas has continued to tour and record to a diminishing mainstream audience, though he has found new fans in contemporary Christian music.
B.J. Thomas was born Billy Joe Thomas on August 7th 1942 in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Thomas began singing while he was a child, performing in church.
Thomas hit his country peak in 1983 and 1984, when he had the number one country hits "Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love" and "New Looks From An Old Lover", as well as the Top Ten hits "The Whole World's In Love When You're Lonely" and "Two Car Garage".
Billy Joe Thomas, nick-named BJ by his baseball coach at age 10, was born in Hugo, Oklahoma, and grew up in Houston, Texas.
BJ was a member of his high school and church choirs.
BJ made his biggest local splash as lead singer for the Triumphs, a six-piece rock and roll band that started out playing at dances and a Saturday morning radio show.
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