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Karaoke Showcase
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Sir Ian Paul
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-20 [Archive Date: 2014-08-18] |
| Genre: |
Oldies |
| Original Artist: |
B J Thomas |
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Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942, Hugo, Oklahoma) is an American popular singer. He is known for his hits of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian charts. ______________________________________________________________ Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs. .During his senior year he made friends with Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s. In 1966, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs released the album, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records). It featured a hit cover of the Hank Williams song, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. . The follow-up single, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Thomas released a solo |
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Sir Ian Paul performs Mama on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: Sir Ian Paul performs Mama on Karaoke Showcase - Billy Joe "B.J." Thomas (born August 7, 1942, Hugo, Oklahoma) is an American popular singer. He is known for his hits of the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country, and Christian charts. ______________________________________________________________ Thomas was raised in and around Houston, Texas, graduating from Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg. Before his solo career, he sang in a church choir as a teenager, then joined the musical group The Triumphs. .During his senior year he made friends with Roy Head of Roy Head and The Traits. The Traits and the Triumphs held several Battle of the Bands events in the early 1960s. In 1966, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs released the album, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Pacemaker Records). It featured a hit cover of the Hank Williams song, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc. . The follow-up single, "Mama", peaked at No. 22. In the same year, Thomas released a solo Mama, Sir Ian Paul, Singer, singers, Karaoke Showcase, Karaoke Showcase, karaoke, Karaoke Scene, singing, songs, submissions, member, members, song, title
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