Jim CroceJim Croce (January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American singer and songwriter. He began playing music in college, finally signing to ABC in 1972, releasing You Don't Mess Around With Jim and Life & Times that year. The singles "Time in a Bottle" (written for his newborn son, A.J., who is now an accomplished musician and songwriter in his own right,), "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" helped the former album reach #1 on the charts in 1974. Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, only days before releasing the third ABC album, I Got a Name. The posthumous release included three hits, "I Got a Name," "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song". Several releases since have sold moderately well. Croce was interred in the Haym Soloman Memorial Park cemetery in Frazer, Pennsylvania. Recently, his widow, Ingrid, was allowed to obtain from Jims daughter Heidieh the permissions for all of his songs. Since then, she has allowed a PBS special to be made from archive footage as well as footage from the Croce family collection, in order to, in her words, "keep his legacy alive". Discography
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Since
then, she has allowed a PBS special to be made from archive footage as well as footage from
the Croce family collection, in order to, in her words, "keep his legacy alive". The posthumous release included three hits, "I Got a Name," "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" and "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song". The group's string of hits began in 1962 with their #1 hit "Sherry". Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, only days before releasing the third ABC album, I Got a Name. Nick DeVito and Majewski left the band in 1960 or 1961 and were replaced by Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi. The singles "Time in a Bottle" (written for his newborn son, A.J., who is now an accomplished musician and songwriter in his own right,), "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" helped the former album reach #1 on the charts in 1974. After a couple of name changes, the name the group became famous with, "The Four Seasons", was adopted in 1960. He began playing music in college, finally signing to ABC in 1972, releasing You Don't Mess Around With Jim and Life & Times that year. They renamed themselves the Four Lovers and had a minor hit with 1956's "Apple of My Eye". Jim Croce (January 10, 1943 - September 20, 1973) was an American singer and songwriter. They were performing in nightclubs when Frank Castelluccio (later known as Frankie Valli) joined the band. Download sample of "Time in a Bottle". DeVito's musical career began in the early 1950s when he formed the Variety Trio with his twin brother Nick and Hank Majewski. Live: The Final Tour (1990). He was born in Belleville, New Jersey. The Faces I've Been (1975). Tommy DeVito (born June 19, 1936) is an American musician and singer, most well-known as a member and the lead guitarist of the pop group The Four Seasons. I Got a Name (1973). Life & Times (1972). You Don't Mess Around with Jim (1972). Jim & Ingrid Croce (1969). Facets (1966). |