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Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 25th 1970, B.J. Thomas performed “I Just Can”t Help Believing” on the ABC-TV program “American Bandstand”…Two months later on June 14th it entered Billboard”s Hot Top 100 chart at position #82; and on August 16th it peaked at #9 (for 1 week) and spent 13 weeks on the Top 100…On the day of this appearance on “Bandstand” he was at #26 on the Top 100 with “Everybody”s Out of Town”; but he didn”t perform the song on the show…B.J. (Billy Joe) Thomas will celebrate his 72nd birthday this coming August 7th, 2014.Dom from Toronto, Onnot a bad singer mr bj thomasCamille from Toronto, OhThis is a song that”ll take you back to a simpler time in life, in the world. Very pure and clear.Barry from Sauquoit, NyWhen Thomas started his recording career he was billed as “B. J. Thomas and The Triumphs”… Grant from Toowoomba,Hey Guys- Thank You for Putting up this Song 🙂 I have the Record But not the MP3. It has a sweetness that just oozes out of the speakers. GBsee more comments
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