US-POP-STAR B.J. THOMAS MIT 78 JAHREN VERSTORBEN

Mit “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head“ wurde der aus Oklahoma stammende B.J. Thomas 1969 auch in Deutschland bekannt (#40). Seine größten Erfolge landete er allerdings in den USA. Schon die erste Soul-Single “I‘m So Lonesome I Could Cry“ erreichte dort Rang 8 (1966). Es folgten “Hooked On A Feeling“ (#5, 1968), “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head“ (#1, 1969), “I Just Can‘t Help Believing“ (#9, 1970), “(Hey Won‘t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song“ (#1, 1975). Ab den Achtzigern war er vor allem in den Country-Charts zu finden. Thomas starb am Sonnabend an den Folgen einer Lungenkrebserkrankung.

With "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," Oklahoma-born B.J. Thomas also became known in Germany in 1969 (#40). However, he landed his greatest hits in the USA. His first Soul single "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" reached #8 there (1966). It was followed by "Hooked On A Feeling" (#5, 1968), "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (#1, 1969), "I Just Can't Help Believing" (#9, 1970), "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (#1, 1975). From the eighties on, he was mostly on the Country charts. Thomas died Saturday of complications from lung cancer.