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262:Popular songs by Thomas include "
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1997:What a Difference You've Made
1867:Longhorns & Londonbridges
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563:As Long as We Got Each Other
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2018:New Looks from an Old Lover
1948:I Just Can't Help Believing
1913:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
1569:"Conversation: B.J. Thomas"
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423:I Just Can't Help Believing
352:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
340:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
325:events in the early 1960s.
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1423:"2014 Grammy Hall of Fame"
1344:Interview with B.J. Thomas
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1716:"Top CMA Award Nominees"
1395:The Living Room Sessions
1260:"Consumer Guide '70s: T"
1226:The Book of Golden Discs
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709:B. J. Thomas discography
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293:Early life and education
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2004:I Recall a Gypsy Woman
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3034:Fiddlin' Arthur Smith
2554:Carl Butler and Pearl
1976:Rock and Roll Lullaby
1689:"Awards: B.J. Thomas"
1652:– via Facebook.
1164:The Advocate (Online)
1087:B.J. Thomas Biography
703:Selective discography
644:2011 Hyundai Sun Bowl
622:. Several commercial
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431:Rock and Roll Lullaby
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3285:Grammy Award winners
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3064:Uncle Jimmy Thompson
2649:Little Jimmy Dickens
2639:The Delmore Brothers
2168:Dailey & Vincent
1324:. Christianity Today
1133:"BJ Thomas obituary"
699:, at the age of 78.
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3230:ABC Records artists
3150:The Willis Brothers
2864:The Louvin Brothers
2684:The Everly Brothers
2674:The Duke of Paducah
2644:The DeZurik Sisters
1927:Hooked on a Feeling
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1533:Cusic, Don (2009).
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1484:Home where I belong
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880:Home Where I Belong
857:Home Where I Belong
832:Single of the Year
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498:Home Where I Belong
368:Hooked on a Feeling
323:Battle of the Bands
287:Grammy Hall of Fame
264:Hooked on a Feeling
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2664:Jimmy Driftwood
2629:Charlie Daniels
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