History Music / JimCroce

After Croce death's, the [[DeadArtistsAreBetter resulting publicity from the tragedy drew interest to his music]], resulting in a string of hit songs that would have him hailed as one of the great singer-songwriters of the 1970s.

After Croce death's, the [[DeadArtistsAreBetter resulting publicity from the tragedy drew interest to his music]], resulting in a string of hit songs that would have hailed as one of the great singer-songwriters of the 1970s.

After Croce death, the resulting publicity from the tragedy drew interest to his music, resulting in a string of hit songs that would have hailed as one of the great singer-songwriters of the 1970s.

After his death, Ingrid engaged in a lengthy legal battle to resecure the rights to her husband's songs - a fight that lasted into the '90s, but was ultimately successful. She also owns and operates a successful restaurant, Croce's, in San Diego. Their son (who goes by A.J.) has followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a well-regarded singer and songwriter himself.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: "Croce," an Italian name, is pronounced "CRO-chee."

* JailBait: "Five Short Minutes."

* AlwaysABiggerFish: The titular "Big Bad Leroy Brown" was the toughest man in the south-side of Chicago. Until he macked on the woman of an even meaner, tougher fella.

* ItsPronouncedTroPay: "Croce," an Italian name, is pronounced "CRO-chee."

* RetIrony: Died shortly after deciding to leave the business, departing from a concert he hadn't originally been scheduled to play. ''On the day his fifth single was released''.

Jim Croce (1943–1973) was an American SingerSongwriter. His musical style contained elements of folk, country, pop, and blues, and was notable for its intricate fingerstyle acoustic guitar. His hits included "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)," "Time In a Bottle," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and "I Got a Name."

* EvilRoy: "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" (an all-around nasty character) and "Rapid Roy" (a womanizing stock car racer).

* ChristmasSongs: "It Doesn't Have to Be That Way"

* {{Badass}}: Most of his "character" songs were about badasses:
** "Roller Derby Queen" - "She might be nasty, she might be fat, but I never met a person who would tell her that."
** "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - "Badder than old Film/KingKong, meaner than a junkyard dog."
** "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - "You don't tug on Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask of the ol' [[Franchise/TheLoneRanger Lone Ranger]], and you don't mess around with Jim."
*** Played with in that the latter two were both taken down at the end of the song, Leroy by an angry husband and Jim by a country boy whose money Jim had hustled away.

* ConvertingForLove: He converted when he married Ingrid.

* {{Judaism}}: He converted when he married Ingrid.

'''Jim Croce''' (1943–1973) was an American SingerSongwriter. His musical style contained elements of folk, country, pop, and blues, and was notable for its intricate fingerstyle acoustic guitar. His hits included "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)," "Time In a Bottle," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and "I Got a Name."

** "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" was "I Got the Steadily Depressin', Lowdown, Mind-Messin' Workin' at the Car Wash Blues."

Born into a musical family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jim received his first instrument - an accordian - when he was five years old, though he didn't begin to take music seriously until college. While there, he became involved in the folk scene, and met his future wife Ingrid while judging a music competition. At the same time, he was beginning to collect the acquaintances and experiences that would later flavor his songs. He hung out with truckers and construction workers, and played gigs in dives and other rough venues.

'''Jim Croce''' (1943 – 1973) was an American SingerSongwriter. His musical style contained elements of folk, country, pop, and blues, and was notable for its intricate fingerstyle acoustic guitar. His hits included "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)," "Time In a Bottle," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and "I Got a Name."

Jim Croce (1943-1973) was an American SingerSongwriter. His musical style contained elements of folk, country, pop, and blues, and was notable for its intricate fingerstyle acoustic guitar. His hits included "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)," "Time In a Bottle," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and "I Got a Name."

** "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - "Badder than old KingKong, meaner than a junkyard dog."
** "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - "You don't tug on Franchise/{{Superman}}'s cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask of the ol' [[TheLoneRanger Lone Ranger]], and you don't mess around with Jim."