A jim croce biography wikipedia
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Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973)
Not to be confused with Jim Crace.
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Croce photographed by his wife Ingrid in 1972 | |
| Birth name | James Joseph Croce |
| Born | (1943-01-10)January 10, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1973(1973-09-20) (aged 30) Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1964–1973 |
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| Website | jimcroce.com |
| Official name | James Joseph "Jim" Croce (1943–1973) |
| Type | Roadside |
| Designated | March 30, 2022 |
Musical artist
James Joseph Croce (;[1] January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record and perform concerts. After Croce formed a partnership with the songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen in
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James Joseph "Jim" Croce (10 January 1943 – 20 September 1973) was an Italian-American folk singer and song-writer throughout the 1960s and the early 1970s, known for his singles "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle". In 1973, he died in a plane crash.
Life on Mars (US)[]
While socialising with Annie Norris in the nightclub of Elliot Casso, detta. Sam Tyler accidently bumps into Jim Croce and tells him he was a huge fan of his and his song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" as a child. Tyler also warned Croce about his future death, which Croce dismissed by advising Tyler to "stay away from hallucinogens". (LoM US Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?)
Trivia[]
- The scene between Tyler and Croce is similar to the scene in episode 4 of the original Life on Mars in which Sam Tyler meets Marc Bolan and warns him to drive carefully, especially in Minis. The real Bolan would eventually die in an accident in a Mini.
- Ironically, the song "Get it on" by
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Jim Croce
(1943-1973)
Who Was Jim Croce?
Jim Croce started playing the accordion at age 5, and by his 20s, was touring in multiple folk bands. He released fem studio albums and 11 singles. "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle" were both No. 1 hits on the American charts. He died in a tragic plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana on September 20, 1973, at the age of 30.
Early Life
American folk singer, songwriter and performer Jim Croce was born James Joseph Croce on January 10, 1943, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Italian Americans Jim and Flora Croce. Raised listening to ragtime and country music, Croce picked up music at a young age. He learned to play his first song on the accordion, "Lady of Spain," when he was 5. He eventually taught himself to play guitar.
Croce attended Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, and graduated in 1960. He enrolled at Villanova University in Pennsylvania in 1961. It was not until his freshm