Apr252024

Jim Croce

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 Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Time in a Bottle
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2Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)
1182896
3Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
896628
4I Got a Name
896060
5You Don't Mess Around With Jim
869804
6I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
664199
7Walkin' Back to Georgia
522713
8I Got A Name - Stereo Version
447662
9New York's Not My Home
344510
10Photographs and Memories
236569

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