BJ Thomas, an American singer known for hit songs such as "Raindrops Keep Fallin", has passed away.

I was 78 years old.

BJ Thomas was born in Oklahoma, southern United States, and then moved to Texas, where he started banding as a teenager and started working on music in earnest.



In 1966, it covered the songs of Hank Williams, who is said to be a master of American country music, and attracted attention.



Then, in 1969, "Raindrops Keep Fallin" composed by Burt Bacharach and others, sung in the American Western movie "Butch Cassidy to Tomorrow!", Sold more than 2 million copies immediately after its sale. It became a big hit, and this song was used in numerous movies such as "Forest Gamp / Ichigo Ichikai" and "Charlie's Angel".



While popular, there were times when he suffered from substance abuse, but after deepening his faith in Christianity and quitting drugs, he expressed his faith in gospel and won the Grammy Award five times throughout his life.



According to the official website, Thomas announced in March that he had terminal lung cancer and died at his home in Arlington, Texas on the 29th of this month at the age of 78.