This is as close as JC gets to writing a Christmas song, and it's filled with longing for a makeup that he hopes will turn into a lifetime. The vivid imagery painted in the listener's mind with so few words demonstrate Jim's lyrical skills, and the brisk chord progesssion and interweaving of major and minors pull this together as a testament to a legend of a songwriter. I spent hours charting out this song in the month following his plane crash, and found myself drawn in to every song on that album. My time spent in classroom study of music theory was justifie… read more
This is as close as JC gets to writing a Christmas song, and it's filled with longing for a makeup that he hopes will turn into a lifetime. T… read more
This is as close as JC gets to writing a Christmas song, and it's filled with longing for a makeup that he hopes will turn into a lifetime. The vivid imagery painted in the liste… read more
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, Pennsylvania in 1960 where in 1976, he was the first former student t… read more
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… read more
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 &…read more
