In Memory of BJ Thomas

Published: June 1, 2021, 1:30 p.m.

This is from\xa0Milling About with BJ Thomas, recorded in 2010 from the famed restaurant Lindy's in New York City, in memory...\n\nThe pop icon recalls having laryngitis while recording the soundtrack for 1969\u2019s\xa0Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid\xa0soundtrack, which would yield the Oscar-winning,\xa0Hal David\xa0and\xa0Burt Bacharach-penned megahit\xa0Raindrops Keep Fallin\u2019 on My Head. \u201cI had been to the doctor a couple of days before we did the session and I could barely talk, B.J. tells\xa0Milling About\xa0host\xa0Robin Milling. \u201cThe doctor didn't want me to even speak for two weeks, let alone sing. He gave me a B12 shot and I got through the song after five times. Burt was quite upset that I wasn't in good shape but the 20th Century Fox guy said, 'Boy this is great. It sounds like maybe Paul Newman was singing! That's a great idea!'\u201d