Continuing now with our long-standing tradition of starting off Mondays slow and easy, the Night Owl presents two dulcet voices cut from similar cloth. They were contemporaries in many ways. Coincidentally, both were born in 1942 and lived to the age of 78 years.
B.J. Thomas
August 7, 1942 – May 29, 2021
Mac Davis
January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020
While Thomas was primarily a singer, Davis was also a prolific songwriter who created more tunes for others than he did for himself, including Elvis, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Bobby Goldsboro, Bruno Mars, Weezer, and others.
These aren’t their only hits, but they are the ones that they are best remembered for. Nearly all the songs they sang crossed over into multiple charts: pop/top 40, country, adult contemporary.
1966
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
B.J. Thomas
1968
Hooked on a Feeling (2:44)
B.J. Thomas
1969
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (2:57)
B.J. Thomas
1970
I Just Can’t Help Believing (3:14)
B.J. Thomas
1972
I Believe In Music (3:31)
Mac Davis
1972
Rock and Roll Lullaby (3:59)
B.J. Thomas
1972
Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me (3:04)
Mac Davis
1974
One Hell of a Woman (2:52)
Mac Davis
1974
Stop and Smell the Roses (2:56)
Mac Davis
1975
(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (3:27)
B.J. Thomas
