Rediscovering Jim Croce
 

Loved his music as a kid and was crushed when he died. I recall me talking to my best friend saying that the reports of pot being found on the plane could not be his :eek::doh!: Now as a older guy who started a thread a while back about how hip I am having a I-Pod and all, I have started listening to his music again. Very cool :)

Operator...

Are there any "storyteller" type singer/songwriters today? I really enjoyed music from guys like Jim Croce, Cat Stevens and Harry Chapin. I haven't listened to Jim Croce in years, probably a good re-discovery to make.

John Mellencamp's new album has a heavy folk sound to it...

You just listed every artist I sing when doing Karioke (sp) less Bob Dylan :)

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I was overcome with joy, as I was listening to some Croce the other day, my son a budding musician, walked by a said "Hey, Play I've Got A Name, Again". I was a little shocked he knew of it. He said he loves it, ( he's 16). And we listened to the whole Greatest Hits album,he then said thanks and took it to rip and put on his MP3 player. I was impressed. My favorite was always "Operator", I used to go to this bar in Louisville to see a Guitar and Singer act there on Fridays with Friends.I would always request "Operator", and they always obliged. After a while, when I would walk in they would stop mid song or starting a new set, would play it for me, almost as a theme song. Very Cool Music. R.I.P.:clap:

Time in a bottle...............his last hit song.
 

His best song.

"I got a name" is another great one!

He's got half a dozen that I would have a hard time choosing which was his best

Operator
Don't Mess Around with Jim
Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown
No Business Singing The Blues
Time In a Bottle
Have to say I love you in a song

There's several others but those just came to mind as I typed this


The guy was amazing IMO

carwash blues

I listened to Croce at concert just a week before he died.

Here's a few who come to mind:

Slaid Cleaves
Steve Earle
John Hiatt
Gurf Morlix
Glenn Phillips
Randy Newman
Willie Nile
T Bone Burnett
Ry Cooder
Dallas Kincaid
Jonathan Coulton
Ryan Adams (check out Whiskeytown)
John Batdorf
Dan Bern

That should get you started....

TBone Burnett produced JM's last album..also the Kraus/Plant album...both are excellent,IMO.

Love Croce and still listen to him from time to time. I did karaoke for the first time about 6 months ago and sang Operator. Got a rave review. I missed singing. Used to be a vocal music major and all...

Hadn't thought about him in a long time now gonna have to go did it out of the closet for a listen . Good stuff , thanks !

Hadn't thought about him in a long time now gonna have to go dig it out of the closet for a listen . Good stuff , thanks !

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One of my all time favorite artists. You have great taste Mr. RNR.

Thanks a lot.

He was an artist who sang his pain. I have to be in the right mood to listen to Croce, even though he has some great songs.

Jim Croce was my favorite singer , he died the year I graduated from high school in 1973 , have most of his songs on dvd . I was really sad to see him die so young too .

I love jim croce the only person that is close to him in today's music is dave matthews

With all due respect Dave Matthews isn't even close.

This. Croce is amazing.

Harry Chapin.

Still like all of them but jamming on the lesser hits right now.
These dreams
Dreaming again
One less set of footsteps
Chain gang melody
NewYorks not my home
Box number 10
Walkin back to Georgia
Along time ago