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 !