There is not that many people I call hero, and recently some of the few musician I did see as heroes have disappointed me with some of their political views.
However when it comes to Jim Croce I can safely say he is one of my musical heroes.
He was born January 10, 1943,in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James Albert Croce and Flora Mary (Babusci) Croce Italian Americans from Trasacco and Balsorano in Abruzzo and Palermo in Sicily.[
Jim Croce started playing the accordion at age 5, and by his 20s, was touring in multiple folk bands. He released five studio albums and 11 singles. “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time in a Bottle” were both No. 1 hits on the American charts.
On September 20, 1973, Croce, his musical pal Maury Muehleisen and four others were killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Croce had just finished a…
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