B.J. Thomas Passed Away – May 29, 2021
WTIX NEWS
Arlington TX – B.J. Thomas, five time Grammy – winning singer with hits such as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” “Hooked on a Feeling,” “Eyes of a New York Woman” and many more has passed away. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. He died at his home in Arlington, TX. BJ Thomas was 78 years old.
August 7, 1942
Died: May 29, 2021
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A weekend in the French Quarter in the 1950s when Rock n’ Roll was young on WTIX. (Photo: Chartres St. at Jackson Square)
Krewe Of Tix Remembers Lloyd Price
Mr. Personality Rock n’ Roll Pioneer Lloyd Price has passed away
His hits ‘Personality’, ‘Stagger Lee’, ‘Lawdy Miss Clawdy’ and many others were among the first to attract attention from a wide Rock ‘n’ Roll audience. He was born March 9th 1933 in Kenner, LA. He burst onto the national music scene in the 1950s with his distict New Orleans stroll sound.
Maxwell Entertainment owner Rickey Poppell posted the news on Facebook, saying, “My friend and Lloyd Price’s manager, Tom Trapani, just called to let me know that our friend, Lloyd, passed away last night. Those of us close to Lloyd have been keeping his declining health issues to our selves for the past five years, while Tom kept me up to date along the way. Lloyd was one of the sweetest, caring and kindest man I’ve ever known, I’ll miss him. My prayers go out to his lovely wife, Jackie.”
Lloyd Price was 88 years old.
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