Jim Croce (Official Thread)

[TheFeldster]

Jim Croce Official Website

I just noticed that the late, great Jim Croce does not appear to have his own thread. This makes Feldy very sad.

So, here's a thread for Jim Croce! Considering in the last week I've come down with the retail equivalent of those steadily depressin' low-down mind numbin' working at the car wash blues.

So, without further ado, music! and the mandatory picture I found on Google images to make the opening post look nice

Studio Albums

1966 Facets
1969 Croce
1972 You Don't Mess Around with Jim
1973 Life and Times
1973 I Got a Name Released








RIP Jim Croce, gone too soon, but thankyou for the music ​

 

[LG]

Re: Jim Croce

I can remember the day he died, made the national news. He was just on the verge of becoming a superstar before the tragic fatal plane crash.

I have 3 of his records, but like many other people the fist song I recall hearing was Bad Bad Leroy Brown...we used to sing along to that one when it was on the radio.

 

[rockyraccoon]

i can't believe Jim's thread isn't popular, i have all of his albums and can't get enough of his fantastical story-telling and beautiful lyrics.

 

[Phil B.]

Incredible song writer.

 

[Khor1255]

The humanity in both his songwriting and delivery make him one of the go to guys in the genre. I have a couple videos and you always get the impression he is singing with zero pretense and creating just about every waking second of his life.

Too bad he was taken right at the time when he could have lived a bit of the good life for his efforts. God bless you Jim.

 

[METALPRIEST]

40 years ago we lost Jim in a plane crash

R.I.P.

 

[LG]

I remember that day, very sad.

He was finally becoming a star, because of his quality not because of any hype or publicity campaign, would have been nice to see how many more great songs he would have given us had circumstances been different.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Man, could you imagine his albums today???

 

[Vehicle]

This guy was really, really good. And just getting started, really.

 

[Khor1255]

I remember that day, very sad.

He was finally becoming a star, because of his quality not because of any hype or publicity campaign, would have been nice to see how many more great songs he would have given us had circumstances been different.

Ironically his label is the same one Crack the Sky had. It's like a bad luck totem or something.