Silenced Fred Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I don't know why, just started listening to him again since like forever. All I remember of him before was driving around with my mom with the oldies station and thinking how much of a badass he was because he said "damn" on the radio. I was like 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB_TM5AvJP0&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Good stuff. Blue-collar everyman gets on the radio - and KNOWS how we live. Talented but unassuming guy - R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Great songwriter, singer and guitar player. sad that he died at age 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 His sideman/accompanist, Maury Muehleisen never seems to get mentioned, but he was a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Funny how that works, eh? Of course, I'd like to think that I could be a competent sideman/rhythm player for many famous players. Not that I have their talent or ability in writing or arranging songs... Sometimes the light shines righteous, sometimes not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I always thought his wife was beautiful..It's a shame it ended as it did though... Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl M Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 It seems like retro radio only plays about three of his songs. (I Got a Name, Operator, and Leroy Brown). You never hear Lover's Cross, or One Less Set of Footsteps, or Roller Derby Queen. Too bad, too. The guy was a real poet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rogerb Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I was a big Croce fan back in the 70's. Thanks for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 The timeliness is funny; I "rediscovered" Jim Croce around a month ago. My father had the "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" record when I was a kid and I loved it. So, I got some Jim Croce and have been listening to it since. Great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 The timeliness is funny; I "rediscovered" Jim Croce around a month ago. My father had the "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" record when I was a kid and I loved it. So, I got some Jim Croce and have been listening to it since. Great stuff! I'm currently working on a cover of Leroy brown, and maybe doing You Don't Mess Around with Jim" He was amazing, just a genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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