- Born
- 10 January 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- First work
- 1966: Facets
- Peak
- 1971 to 1973 (estimated)
- Last work
- 1973: Life and Times
- Died
- 20 September 1973, Natchitoches, United States; aged 30; accident
Jim Croce
Music: singer, songwriter, guitarist, United States
Jim Croce was an American folk-rock singer and songwriter known for his warm voice and finely observed narrative lyrics. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, he spent years labouring in odd jobs while performing in local folk clubs before achieving a major commercial breakthrough with his 1972 album You Don't Mess Around with Jim. Croce became a dominant fixture on the radio charts with enduring character sketches like Bad, Bad Leroy Brown and wistful ballads such as Time in a Bottle. His burgeoning career was abruptly cut short in September 1973 when he died in an aeroplane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, at the age of thirty.
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Signature works
- You Don't Mess Around with Jim song1972
- Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) song1972
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown song1973
- Time in a Bottle song1973
- I Got a Name album1973