B.J. THOMAS Releases First New CD in a Decade Titled 'LOVE TO BURN' and Launches His Own 'B.J. THOMAS MUSIC' Record Label.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Legendary pop artist B.J. THOMAS releases his first new CD in a decade titled LOVE TO BURN, the premiere release on his newly formed B.J. THOMAS MUSIC. Recognizing the continued loyalty of his fans, B.J. has also just established his own label, with plans to launch other established artists. Owning one of the most distinctive voices in American pop music, the internationally renowned six-time Grammy and Oscar-award winning B.J. THOMAS is known for his multiple signature hits--the Oscar-winning Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Butch Cassidy This article is about the criminal. For the singer with this pseudonym see Butch Cassidy (singer). Butch Cassidy (13 April 1866 - c. 1908), born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train and bank robber. & The Sundance Kid), the multi-million-selling songs Hooked On A Feeling, (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Rock And Roll Lullaby, and his career-igniting cover of Hank Williams' I'm So Lonesome lone·some adj. 1. a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See Synonyms at alone. b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar. 2. I Could Cry, to name a few. LOVE TO BURN includes B.J's self-penned song Back Against The Wall, Leon Russell's A Song For You, Heaven's Gotta Help, Be Honest, A Miracle In You, I Never Could Have Made It Without You, Streets of Fire and Sarah McLachlan's Angel. It also includes a barrelhouse bar·rel·house n. 1. A disreputable old-time saloon or bawdyhouse. 2. An early style of jazz characterized by boisterous piano playing, free group improvisation, and an accented two-beat rhythm. Noun 1. version of T-R-O-U-B-L-E, a song originally associated with Elvis Presley and digs into Allen Toussaint's New Orleans-flavored Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues). Partners Tom Rodgers and Mike Behymer helped B.J. organize B.J. THOMAS MUSIC, and started expanding the company--quickly signing pop hitmaker Billy Joe Royal Billy Joe Royal (born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American singer. Raised in Marietta, Georgia, Royal became a local singing sensation at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s. and Irish recording artist Red Hurley Brian 'Red' Hurley is an entertainer from Ireland whose singing career has spanned several decades. He is principally known as a solo artist, although he does perform with various bands, the members of which are prone to change. . They also picked up the e-commerce rights to SONGS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD: THE MUSIC OF MR. ROGERS, a 2006 Grammy-winning tribute album that features B.J. alongside Roberta Flack, Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian music and pop music, as well as an author and occasional actress. , Crystal Gayle, Ce Ce Wynans, and Donna Summer, among others. In addition to the launch of the new label and CD, B.J. will also be making his acting debut in 2008, in which he will also contribute six songs to the film and soundtrack of the independent picture JAKE'S CORNER. Writer-director Jeff Santo had developed the script with B.J.'s Rock And Roll Lullaby as sonic inspiration. B.J. THOMAS MUSIC will also be releasing RAINDROPS & BOONDOCKS, an HD video of a recent live concert. Please check out www.bjthomas.com for more information on BURN TO LOVE and other B.J. THOMAS MUSIC artists. |
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