Biography:

Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released.

Early life

Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill

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• A Long Time Ago
• Age
• Alabama Rain
• Bad Bad Leroy Brown
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
• I Got A Name
• I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
• I've Got A Name
• Lover's Cross
• Next Time This Time
• Operator
• Photographs And Memories
• Time In A Bottle
• Walking Back To Georgia
• Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
• You Don T Mess Around With Jim
• A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
• Another Day Another Town
• Bad Boy Leroy Brown
• Ball Of Kerrymuir
• Big Wheel
• Box 10
• Car Wash Blues
• Careful Man
• Child Of Midnight
• Cotton Mouth River
• Dreamin Again
• Five Short Minutes
• Gunga Din
• Hard Way Every Time
• Hey Tomorrow
• Ill Have To Say I Love You
• Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
• It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
• Ive Got A Name
• Kings Song
• Lovers Cross
• Maybe Tomorrow
• Mr Bojangles
• New Yorks Not For Me
• New Yorks Not My Home
• Old Man River
• One Less Set Footsteps
• Railroads And Riverboats
• Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
• Recently
• Roller Derby Queen
• Speedball Tucker
• Stone Walls
• Sun Come Up
• The Hard Way Everytime
• These Dreams
• Thursday
• Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
• Top Hat Bar And Grille
• Vespers
• Walkin Back To Georgia
• Wear Out The Turnpike
• Which Way Are You Going
• Workin At The Car Wash Blues
• You Dont Mess Around

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