THOMAS, B. J.
(*1942)
THOMAS, B. J. (b. Billy Joe T., Houston, Tex., August 7, 1942) Thomas is a country-pop vocalist best known for his sweet crooning on the 1969 recording of Burt Bach-arach's saccharine 1960s anthem Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, featured in the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and a major hit on both country and pop charts. In the late 1950s Thomas was already rockin' and rollin' as a member of the Houston-based Triumphs, remaining with the group into the mid-1960s. A locally released…