The chap in the back is my brother Maury Muehleisen. When he and Jim met, Maury was 21 and Jim was 27 - so, when they died together three years later in a plane crash, Maury was 24 and Jim was 30. In 1970, Jim was invited to play rhythm when Maury was promoting his own solo Capitol Records LP "Gingerbreadd". Yes, Jim initially was Maury's second guitar. Maury was never Jim's second guitar. Once Jim got a record deal, after meeting Maury, Maury always played lead guitar for Jim. Maury helped Jim with his songs more than anyone will ever know. Some musicians do recognize Maury's amazing contribution to Jim's success. I have a website all about Maury - just google his name.
As I was listening to this I was remembering hearing about their plane crash when it happened. I'm sorry for your loss. You brother and Jim gave me, and the world, so many memories, and they continue to do so.
Such a lovely song. I like so many of his songs. Additional great guitar players that are a little more current would be Vince Gill (not Go Rest High on the Mountain until you’ve experienced some of his other work first) and Brad Paisley. Vince was asked to play with Dire Straits (he chose to concentrate on his career) and currently plays with the Eagles in addition to his solo career. Brad is an excellent guitar player both on his serious songs and his cheeky songs.
@Prospero, isn't it amazing what AM radio's repetitions delivered to us - like the broad range of music and the rather fun pronunciations along the way. This is something that playlist mentality cannot deliver.
It is actually pronounce "Cro-chay". He appeared on the DICK CAVETT SHOW and is asked the correct way to pronounce his name Foreword to 4:00 minutes: ua-cam.com/video/_FEnDx_gaCI/v-deo.html
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is a good one. The hard part about listening to this song today is how many people don't understand many of the references. Calling the operator to get a phone number or to place a call. I've had to explain to people what the "you can keep the dime" line is about.
I was pretty young but remember my sister crying to the news. I was confused at the ripe old age of 5. So I just climbed in her lap. Lol. She was all of 15 and I was always tagging aloung with her and her best friend. I thought her best friend was pretty cute. Turns out by the time I was 22 I found out she saw me more than I knew. She and my sister were apartment mates when I moved home after graduation. I had "borrowed" a few albums from my sister an was playing them as well as moving the to cd. Music drew her in and all over The were tearing up like 73 . Both got hugs only this time Sue kept getting hugs and we were becoming an item. We od the opposite experience of the song and now it's 32 years and 3 kid later. And the oddest song to come together over. All bx she thought it was sweet that I tried to comfort my big sister. Felt like sharing a memory over the music.
It's the continual walk ups and walk downs that make the playing so exceptional. He and Paul Simon were two of the very best. Such beautiful playing. I've been playing about 60 years and I can't touch it.
51 years ago pay phones and matchbooks were very common. Local businesses used matchbooks for advertising and gave them away. The BIC Disposable Lighter was introduced in 1973.
Interesting, because in the 70's me and my friends in Texas pronounced it Crow - Shay. Not picking a fight, just saying that no matter how you say it, it's still some timeless music.
Chapin is a favorite of mine too. When I was a kid my uncle bout me the on the road to kingdom come album for my birthday (odd gift for a ten year old) I loved it, my favorite on that album was The May of Candor Lied, a clever story song with a twist! Give it a listen just for fun.
We are last old souls who stood in phone booths with our dimes , dialing operator assistance to pour our hearts out to some beloved . He was a gorgeous soul who was an astonishing Singer Songwriter performer. His talent honed by thousands of hours in coffee houses and small stages .☮️
I still remember the morning we heard about Jim's death. I was 15 and getting ready for school when the announcement of the crash came over the radio. When my older brother, Jim, came downstairs I told him about it. You would have thought I had kicked him in the gut. Such voices were so rare at a time when we really needed them. To lose this one hurt.
There was no other like him. I was 15 when he passed. I felt I lost my best friend. I believe to this day, I could still sing every song....backwards, forwards, upside down. His music helped this teenager through some rough times, and he still does. Thanks for posting and please dig into Jim bit more, musically, and personally, along with his wife Ingrid, who he did an early album with. Also has a son AJ who is a musician as well.
One of the only song Jim Croce did not write either the lyrics or the music. It was written by two veterans of cinema and television for a Hollywood movie, and they asked Croce to perform it.
Maury Muehleisen was Jim Croce's musical partner who excelled in playing acoustical guitar. If you want to dig deep, listen to the one album produced by Maury titled Gingerbreadd. Maury sings on all the songs, and though his voice is somewhat high, his acoustical guitar work is superb. Listen to A Song I Heard, Wintry Morning, Elena, That's What I Like About Her. Every song is great, but the album had no promotion and got lost in the multitude of talent in the early 70's.
I well remember these scenes...folk artists would go to local halls...the listeners would sit on the floor surrounding a low stage...some times spontaneous jam sessions of several musical groups would break out that lasted hours...ahhh..those were great days...soft folk songs and kind attentive audiences... Thanks for the memories.... 🌿🌿🌿
By listening to Jim Croce, I was taught about love, loss, and heartbreak. About living the hard life in a rough and tumble world.....all at the age of 7 years old.
The other chap is Maury Muehleisen. As the story goes, Maury was out front when he and Jim first teamed up. They both died in a plane crash. A tragic loss. RIP Jim & Maury. (There are many Jim Croce songs, some serious, some less so, to enjoy.)
They both died in the SAME plane crash. The tree at the end of the air field that contributed to the crash (the pilot was responsible for it because he was barely capable of flying) was later cut down.
Jim was the absolute Master of 'Character' songs. His love songs were beautiful and heartfelt, but the Character songs put him in the spot light. One of the few artists that made me truly weep when they passed on. I can't begin to imagine what we did not get to hear!
You've probably heard "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce. And songs like "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown," or "Rapid Roy, That Stock Car Boy" (also by Croce) have a completely different sound. He was versatile.
You’ve been on a tear lately! Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Jim Croce…. all legends whose names aren’t remembered as much nowadays. Glad to see some modern day appreciation.
Welcome to your new favorite rabbit hole. The Photographs and Memories album should keep you occupied for some time. Mr. Croce was the real deal and a true treasure. Enjoy!
Everyone including DJs etc pronounced Jim's name Cro-chee, but there is a video on YT of the guys appearing on TV back in the day on the Dick Cavett show and Jim is asked how he says it and he said Crow-chay. jim's musical partner was Maury Muehlheisen. Jim would often refer to Maury as his band. Remarkable guitarist Maury was. Sadly was killed in the same plane crash that took Jim from us. I believe that Jim would have been among the most prolific writers of all time. He does have a very impressive book of music and I have never heard a bad song from him. Whether his wonderful love songs and ballads or his more fun and funny tunes. Worth the deep dive into his work.
Thank you the great video. I encourage anyone who is able to see Jim’s some in concert, AJ. He performs his father’s songs and, when it comes to talent, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
He was a hit machine that really dominated the pop charts. This was his first hit! Everyone had his albums. Bad, bad LeRoy Brown was big. He could do really slow ballads, too, that were beautiful. Please do more.
Jim Croce’s Christmas song “It Doesn’t Have to be That Way” somehow convinced me to reach out to my high school sweetheart. Our son retires from the U.S. Navy this month. We are very proud of him.
Jim Croce has LOTS of great songs 👍😎 These are just a few: You Don't Mess Around With Jim 3:00 New York's Not My Home 3:05 Photographs And Memories 2:09 Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) 3:45 Time In A Bottle 2:24 One Less Set Of Footsteps 2:46 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 3:02 These Dreams 3:12 I Got A Name 3:15 Lover's Cross 3:02 Workin' At The Car Wash Blues 2:35 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Hi Dave - I was about 16 when Jim and Maury died in that plane crash - I cried my eyes out. I believe I own darn near everything he ever did; even have a guitar songbook around here somewhere. Hundreds of really great tunes; you should do some searching. Not necessarily for your channel, but perhaps - for your soul. Great stuff - I really enjoy the trips back down memory lane, and watching you see these true artists for the first time. Please continue!
He was a terrific story teller. His stories were about people, like the one about someone who was “built like a ‘frigerator with a head”. I think that was the Roller Derby girl.
As far as Jim Croce goes, I was young but I remember he was all of a sudden all over the radio with "Operator", "Time in a bottle" , "I've Got a Name" and "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" . Then just as quickly as he hit the scene he dies in a plane crash. Hard to imagine the library of music he would have composed had he lived, he was only 30 years old.
Dave, if you are looking for another live reaction to do I would suggest Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" live from Denmark in 2006. It was originally from 1964 I believe. This version has a full orchestra with the band. It has brought some reactors to tears, and I haven't heard one bad reaction. Hope you look into this one. Peace, Bill.
I'm glad you enjoyed listening to J. [Cro*ch*ee] (is the way we Americans pronounce it, and his name was pronounced that way by the tv hosts as well) 😏 My mother was a fan of his music, I grew up listening to his songs being played all around my house. My parents had this big console record player/radio/ with two huge speakers on both sides. lol Both my parents loved music so, my father introduced me to bluegrass and country/western music and my mother was really big into Elvis Presley, R&B and the blues. My father was also a big Elvis Presley fan (hehehe) Anyway, I thought I'd suggest another tune by Jim Croce, if interested. "Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim/Have You Ever Heard: Jim Croce Live)" (by the channel: Jim Croce) --This song is from his third studio album that was self-titled "Jim Croce" released in 1972 by [ABC Records] And as always, I enjoyed hanging out and rocking with you. Thanks for sharing. Oh (btw) Maury Muehleisen was the backup singer/acoustic player.
Jim CROACH-ee. Maury Muehleisen playing with him and also passed with Jim in the same small plane crash (on my birthday). I could never hear "Time in a Bottle" the same way again. They left this world much too early.
Maury Muehleisen was a incredible guitar player...the slides and intervals...little fills, his high harmonies....to round out Jim's great playing and vocals. It created a sound unique to his style, never duplicated.
His son is blind, from child abuse from his mother’s boyfriend after Jim sadly passed, His son is AJ Croce, an excellent piano player. He’s on yt I watch him from time to time… I loved Jim Crocet’s music so much… It takes be way back!!! Thanks for your reaction!
"I Got a Name" is another great Croce tune. Another singer-songwriter-guitarist who's a great storyteller is Gordon Lightfoot. Try "If You Could Read My Mind."
The fellow that played with Jim in this video, also died in the plane crash. I'll never forget the day I was working on my truck in the driveway, with the radio on. All of sudden I heard the words " We interrupt for this Breaking news story. Pop and Folk artist Jim Croce and three others were killed in a plane wreck earlier this morning. I immediately got Buddy Holly vibes So young and his career was just starting to take off. His wife and little boy are now much older, and in fact, his son is a singer like dad, and he plays some of his dad's songs when he performs..
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song is another great song by him. It was heartbreaking to hear the news back then that he had died in a plane crash. recently, his son has been touring, playing some of Jim's songs and some of his own.
Pay attention kids! Jim and Maury tuned their guitars and proceeded live and uncut to play chords, lead parts, sing the melody, and the harmony all with perfect timing and pitch without pitch correction and quantization. Both lost way too soon, but we are blessed to have the legacy they left on film and tape!
Thank you for appreciating Jim Croce for the great music he created. Look up his catalog and listen to the many other great songs he wrote and recorded. I half expected you to blow him off because he is "old people's music" but you saw it for what it is, great music. Much like Joni Mitchell and others he came from a time when music was about the music/song and not about how many records you could sell. Bottom line is that good music transcends time and does not just belong to one generation or another.
The guy in the back, Maury Muehleisen, as has been commented earlier, was such a great back up. He was always professional in "knowing his place" and had really great guitar licks.
A very early recording called Sun Come Up. Recording definitely rustic. Its great. Jim is in his prime. Song Vespers that he sings with wife Ingrid beautiful.
The chap in the back is my brother Maury Muehleisen. When he and Jim met, Maury was 21 and Jim was 27 - so, when they died together three years later in a plane crash, Maury was 24 and Jim was 30. In 1970, Jim was invited to play rhythm when Maury was promoting his own solo Capitol Records LP "Gingerbreadd". Yes, Jim initially was Maury's second guitar. Maury was never Jim's second guitar. Once Jim got a record deal, after meeting Maury, Maury always played lead guitar for Jim. Maury helped Jim with his songs more than anyone will ever know. Some musicians do recognize Maury's amazing contribution to Jim's success. I have a website all about Maury - just google his name.
I will google it. They were great players and entertainers. Sorry for your loss. The sky was their limit.
Maury's guitar and vocal harmonies were so important to the powerful meaning and feeling of each of the songs he performed on.
As I was listening to this I was remembering hearing about their plane crash when it happened.
I'm sorry for your loss.
You brother and Jim gave me, and the world, so many memories, and they continue to do so.
How awesome is this that we’re sharing this connection with you and learning about Maury. Thank you for that. God bless.
Such a lovely song. I like so many of his songs. Additional great guitar players that are a little more current would be Vince Gill (not Go Rest High on the Mountain until you’ve experienced some of his other work first) and Brad Paisley. Vince was asked to play with Dire Straits (he chose to concentrate on his career) and currently plays with the Eagles in addition to his solo career. Brad is an excellent guitar player both on his serious songs and his cheeky songs.
"Crow-chee"
@Prospero, isn't it amazing what AM radio's repetitions delivered to us - like the broad range of music and the rather fun pronunciations along the way. This is something that playlist mentality cannot deliver.
Crow- she
It is actually pronounce "Cro-chay". He appeared on the DICK CAVETT SHOW and is asked the correct way to pronounce his name
Foreword to 4:00 minutes:
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@@prospero7867 thanks
like kimchee
If I could save...Time In A Bottle
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Excellent song.
I think of The Muppet Show when I hear this. That was a long time ago.
Yes, please! Time in a Bottle!!
Ultimate Love Song.
The guy playing and singing harmony is Maury Muehleisen. He died in the plane crash with Jim.
❤❤❤
Heard that Jim called him a one man orchestra
a top-notch guitar player
Jim was 30 and Maury was 24 when they died. Such a great loss.
Maury's album has some gems on it, too.
“Don’t mess around with Jim” is also a must.
Thank you
This was Jim's first radio hit and I've never understood why anyone preferred LEROY over JIM.
"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is a good one.
The hard part about listening to this song today is how many people don't understand many of the references. Calling the operator to get a phone number or to place a call. I've had to explain to people what the "you can keep the dime" line is about.
Or "Rapid Roy, That Stock Car Boy" -- or any of a dozen others. Croce was amazing.
It was almost like losing an old friend when he died. I knew the lyrics to every one of his songs.
Same. I balled for a week when he died. I was 7 but just loved his music.
I was pretty young but remember my sister crying to the news. I was confused at the ripe old age of 5. So I just climbed in her lap. Lol. She was all of 15 and I was always tagging aloung with her and her best friend. I thought her best friend was pretty cute. Turns out by the time I was 22 I found out she saw me more than I knew. She and my sister were apartment mates when I moved home after graduation. I had "borrowed" a few albums from my sister an was playing them as well as moving the to cd. Music drew her in and all over The were tearing up like 73 . Both got hugs only this time Sue kept getting hugs and we were becoming an item. We od the opposite experience of the song and now it's 32 years and 3 kid later. And the oddest song to come together over. All bx she thought it was sweet that I tried to comfort my big sister. Felt like sharing a memory over the music.
He was a master with lyrics. Such a story teller with simple words and thoughts. My fav is Time in a Bottle.
Me too! It’s beautiful!
Too young and early in his career
New Yorks Not My Home
Photographs and Memories, the album’s title track, still can bring tears to my eyes. We lost him just as he was being found…
It will be played at my funeral.
@@lilamuzik3385 💗💗💗 ditto
Massively underrated.
It's the continual walk ups and walk downs that make the playing so exceptional. He and Paul Simon were two of the very best. Such beautiful playing. I've been playing about 60 years and I can't touch it.
51 years ago pay phones and matchbooks were very common.
Local businesses used matchbooks for advertising and gave them away.
The BIC Disposable Lighter was introduced in 1973.
"You can keep the dime" refers to how much a pay phone call cost in 1973.
And 51 years ago, I was 16 and had my entire life ahead of me! 😂😂😂
Ii@@Ira88881I was 15, and right there with you!
He was so good! Two of my favorites are Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown, and I Got A Name. The whole album called Photographs and Memories
it's pronounced more as Crow - Chee, not Crow - Shay. just fyi. he's one of my favorites. lots of great classics!
One of my favorites too
Interesting, because in the 70's me and my friends in Texas pronounced it Crow - Shay. Not picking a fight, just saying that no matter how you say it, it's still some timeless music.
But then again, back then we only heard his name pronounced by the radio DJ. If the DJ was wrong, so was everyone in the listening area!!
We pronounced it Crow-she@@rosssmith4748
I always heard Crow chee on radio
Sadly for today's youth this song goes over their heads. They don't know what an operator, payphone, matchbook or much of anything is.
You were doing alright until that last bit. Try to remember on occasion that once upon a time you didn't know shit until you did either.
But they still understand heartbreak and betrayal.
My children know what all of those things are and this song by heart. My daughters wedding next week and match books with date on given out.
@@randallshaw9609I took it as not knowing much of anything of years gone by. That's not an indictment of young people.
@@randallshaw9609You all don't know shit, when you "do"....sorry just the truth...can't find you butt with both hands.
Maury Meuhleisen was Jim's lead picker/ harmony singer who also perished in the plane crash. Infinitely tragic.
Their harmonies were second to none.
Another great singer song writer, is Harry Chapin. Most people would recommend Cats In the Cradle, personally I would recommend Taxi, or Taxi Sequel.
Taxi!
You got take the whole Taxi ride!
Cats in the Cradle too
Chapin is a favorite of mine too. When I was a kid my uncle bout me the on the road to kingdom come album for my birthday (odd gift for a ten year old) I loved it, my favorite on that album was The May of Candor Lied, a clever story song with a twist! Give it a listen just for fun.
We are last old souls who stood in phone booths with our dimes , dialing operator assistance to pour our hearts out to some beloved . He was a gorgeous soul who was an astonishing Singer Songwriter performer. His talent honed by thousands of hours in coffee houses and small stages .☮️
I still remember the morning we heard about Jim's death. I was 15 and getting ready for school when the announcement of the crash came over the radio. When my older brother, Jim, came downstairs I told him about it. You would have thought I had kicked him in the gut. Such voices were so rare at a time when we really needed them. To lose this one hurt.
Same for me, heard it as I was eating breakfast before going off to high school. Definitely a day when music died.
Jim Croce is a legend. His song writing skills are second to none.
Time in a bottle, for sure one of his absolute best. ❤
There was no other like him. I was 15 when he passed. I felt I lost my best friend. I believe to this day, I could still sing every song....backwards, forwards, upside down. His music helped this teenager through some rough times, and he still does. Thanks for posting and please dig into Jim bit more, musically, and personally, along with his wife Ingrid, who he did an early album with. Also has a son AJ who is a musician as well.
"Time in a Bottle" is not just one of my favorite Jim Croce songs, but one of my lifetime favorite songs.
He had a short career but has an epic Greatest Hits album.
A deeper dive into his catalog will be well worth your time. Check out "I've got a name "
One of the only song Jim Croce did not write either the lyrics or the music. It was written by two veterans of cinema and television for a Hollywood movie, and they asked Croce to perform it.
"Crow-chee" is how I hear it pronounced most frequently.
Jim said it was correctly pronounced CROW-chay but you are correct that it was genarally always pronounced CROW-chee.
@@MizCriz46 Correct... the actual Italian pronunciation would be CROW-chay.
Maury Muehleisen was Jim Croce's musical partner who excelled in playing acoustical guitar. If you want to dig deep, listen to the one album produced by Maury titled Gingerbreadd. Maury sings on all the songs, and though his voice is somewhat high, his acoustical guitar work is superb. Listen to A Song I Heard, Wintry Morning, Elena, That's What I Like About Her. Every song is great, but the album had no promotion and got lost in the multitude of talent in the early 70's.
Sometimes my heart breaks at all the great music and musicians todays youth missed , thank goodness the recordings are still here
I well remember these scenes...folk artists would go to local halls...the listeners would sit on the floor surrounding a low stage...some times spontaneous jam sessions of several musical groups would break out that lasted hours...ahhh..those were great days...soft folk songs and kind attentive audiences...
Thanks for the memories....
🌿🌿🌿
Bad Bad Leroy Brown. Ud LOVE it!! Jim Croce.
A true songwriter - bless him. His son is a musician and performs his music to this day.
By listening to Jim Croce, I was taught about love, loss, and heartbreak. About living the hard life in a rough and tumble world.....all at the age of 7 years old.
The other chap is Maury Muehleisen. As the story goes, Maury was out front when he and Jim first teamed up. They both died in a plane crash. A tragic loss. RIP Jim & Maury. (There are many Jim Croce songs, some serious, some less so, to enjoy.)
They both died in the SAME plane crash. The tree at the end of the air field that contributed to the crash (the pilot was responsible for it because he was barely capable of flying) was later cut down.
His music takes me home. I started listening to him after he died. I just love his voice. I used to go to sleep to his songs playing.
Jim was the absolute Master of 'Character' songs. His love songs were beautiful and heartfelt, but the Character songs put him in the spot light. One of the few artists that made me truly weep when they passed on. I can't begin to imagine what we did not get to hear!
The wonderful guitarist with him also died in the same plane crash
I think whenever I hear one of his songs, what songs we missed out and will never hear because he was taken so early
You should react to "Working At The Car Wash Blues" by Jim Croce.
You've probably heard "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce. And songs like "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown," or "Rapid Roy, That Stock Car Boy" (also by Croce) have a completely different sound. He was versatile.
You’ve been on a tear lately! Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Jim Croce…. all legends whose names aren’t remembered as much nowadays. Glad to see some modern day appreciation.
Thank you! There's a long list to get through!
New York's not my Home... And... Photographs and Memories are superb songs. And also.. Walking Back to Georgia!
I've heard this song countless times before, but as soon as he started singing I got goosebumps.
He is one of the Best story tellers.. All his songs are great...
One time at the height of his popularity I bought three tapes of his at the same time 😊
Welcome to your new favorite rabbit hole. The Photographs and Memories album should keep you occupied for some time. Mr. Croce was the real deal and a true treasure. Enjoy!
Amazing player. Jim rarely looks at his guitar. His playing is second nature. It's like he has two brains.
Everyone including DJs etc pronounced Jim's name Cro-chee, but there is a video on YT of the guys appearing on TV back in the day on the Dick Cavett show and Jim is asked how he says it and he said Crow-chay. jim's musical partner was Maury Muehlheisen. Jim would often refer to Maury as his band. Remarkable guitarist Maury was. Sadly was killed in the same plane crash that took Jim from us. I believe that Jim would have been among the most prolific writers of all time. He does have a very impressive book of music and I have never heard a bad song from him. Whether his wonderful love songs and ballads or his more fun and funny tunes. Worth the deep dive into his work.
Great message. I'll be for sure checking him out. And glad to hear I'm not the only one who struggles with his name.
I was born in the 60s so I grew up listening to him. His stuff is touching and also fun.
Walking back to Georgia, Alabama rain, Lover's cross, Roller Derby queen .. tons of great songs ❤❤!
With your talents and abilities, I can't believe you've never listened to Jim before. He is one of my musical heroes. Regards, Dave
Maury Muehleisen was the guitarist who did all those nice sounding fills between the chords.
Thank you the great video. I encourage anyone who is able to see Jim’s some in concert, AJ. He performs his father’s songs and, when it comes to talent, the apple does not fall far from the tree.
All jim's albums are worth adding to your collection. His music is timeless
Time in a Bottle is a must
He was a hit machine that really dominated the pop charts. This was his first hit! Everyone had his albums. Bad, bad LeRoy Brown was big. He could do really slow ballads, too, that were beautiful. Please do more.
Time In a Bottle and Big, Bad Leroy Brown are two excellent songs by Jim Croce (Crow chee)
You really have to check out time in a bottle. Mind blowing. He wrote it for his son before he died. Pretty prophetic
Jim Croce’s Christmas song “It Doesn’t Have to be That Way” somehow convinced me to reach out to my high school sweetheart. Our son retires from the U.S. Navy this month. We are very proud of him.
Ahh so sweet!
Fantastic guitarist, writer, composer and singer .
Jim Croce has LOTS of great songs 👍😎
These are just a few:
You Don't Mess Around With Jim 3:00
New York's Not My Home 3:05
Photographs And Memories 2:09
Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) 3:45
Time In A Bottle 2:24
One Less Set Of Footsteps 2:46
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 3:02
These Dreams 3:12
I Got A Name 3:15
Lover's Cross 3:02
Workin' At The Car Wash Blues 2:35
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Lover’s cross is my favorite. Thought you should know
I had never heard this until I got his greatest hits on CD. It's my favorite now. So many times great songs just don't get radio play.
Hi Dave - I was about 16 when Jim and Maury died in that plane crash - I cried my eyes out. I believe I own darn near everything he ever did; even have a guitar songbook around here somewhere. Hundreds of really great tunes; you should do some searching. Not necessarily for your channel, but perhaps - for your soul. Great stuff - I really enjoy the trips back down memory lane, and watching you see these true artists for the first time. Please continue!
Thanks for the message. 🙏👍🤘
brings tears. such a loss. many times i wish i could go back and telll them not to get on that plane
He was a terrific story teller. His stories were about people, like the one about someone who was “built like a ‘frigerator with a head”. I think that was the Roller Derby girl.
He was special very unique artist/storyteller.
'I had to say it in a song' and 'Time in a bottle' are classics.
As far as Jim Croce goes, I was young but I remember he was all of a sudden all over the radio with "Operator", "Time in a bottle" , "I've Got a Name" and "Bad Bad Leroy Brown" . Then just as quickly as he hit the scene he dies in a plane crash. Hard to imagine the library of music he would have composed had he lived, he was only 30 years old.
He is one of my favorites!
"Photographs and Memories" still makes me recall a love from long ago. And get misty.
One of the greatest singers.
4:13 singer-songwriters of the 70s really were something else ❤
Time in a bottle will crush you.... He did so many wonderful songs and stories!
Dave, if you are looking for another live reaction to do I would suggest Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" live from Denmark in 2006. It was originally from 1964 I believe. This version has a full orchestra with the band. It has brought some reactors to tears, and I haven't heard one bad reaction. Hope you look into this one. Peace, Bill.
Best version of a great song. Hard to believe this version is 50 years after the original
Oh yes please
I'm glad you enjoyed listening to J. [Cro*ch*ee] (is the way we Americans pronounce it, and his name was pronounced that way by the tv hosts as well) 😏 My mother was a fan of his music, I grew up listening to his songs being played all around my house. My parents had this big console record player/radio/ with two huge speakers on both sides. lol Both my parents loved music so, my father introduced me to bluegrass and country/western music and my mother was really big into Elvis Presley, R&B and the blues. My father was also a big Elvis Presley fan (hehehe) Anyway, I thought I'd suggest another tune by Jim Croce, if interested. "Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim/Have You Ever Heard: Jim Croce Live)" (by the channel: Jim Croce) --This song is from his third studio album that was self-titled "Jim Croce" released in 1972 by [ABC Records] And as always, I enjoyed hanging out and rocking with you. Thanks for sharing.
Oh (btw) Maury Muehleisen was the backup singer/acoustic player.
Thanks for the lovely message and recommendations!
I would highly recommend Lover's Cross. It is brilliantly written and executed.
Man sure do miss him and his music!! 😭
Jim CROACH-ee. Maury Muehleisen playing with him and also passed with Jim in the same small plane crash (on my birthday). I could never hear "Time in a Bottle" the same way again. They left this world much too early.
If I’m in a certain mood, Jim can make me cry.
Operaror is classic. I also recommend "I've got a Name."
Maury Muehleisen was a incredible guitar player...the slides and intervals...little fills, his high harmonies....to round out Jim's great playing and vocals. It created a sound unique to his style, never duplicated.
His son is blind, from child abuse from his mother’s boyfriend after Jim sadly passed, His son is AJ Croce, an excellent piano player. He’s on yt I watch him from time to time… I loved Jim Crocet’s music so much… It takes be way back!!! Thanks for your reaction!
I love this song.
Man.... you got to give Time In A Bottle a listen..... his best song for sure
Yeah that's highly requested. It'll happen
"I Got a Name" is another great Croce tune. Another singer-songwriter-guitarist who's a great storyteller is Gordon Lightfoot. Try "If You Could Read My Mind."
He's on my list. Thank you!
The fellow that played with Jim in this video, also died in the plane crash. I'll never forget the day I was working on my truck in the driveway, with the radio on. All of sudden I heard the words " We interrupt for this Breaking news story. Pop and Folk artist Jim Croce and three others were killed in a plane wreck earlier this morning. I immediately got Buddy Holly vibes
So young and his career was just starting to take off. His wife and little boy are now much older, and in fact, his son is a singer like dad, and he plays some of his dad's songs when he performs..
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song is another great song by him. It was heartbreaking to hear the news back then that he had died in a plane crash. recently, his son has been touring, playing some of Jim's songs and some of his own.
Pay attention kids! Jim and Maury tuned their guitars and proceeded live and uncut to play chords, lead parts, sing the melody, and the harmony all with perfect timing and pitch without pitch correction and quantization. Both lost way too soon, but we are blessed to have the legacy they left on film and tape!
Oh you need more! Leroy Brown, Time in a bottle for a start 😊
I appreciate your reaction
Love his "Time in a Bottle"
'I've got a Name' is my personal favorite of Croce's the man was/is a musical genius.
A very talented man, he has many songs.
Thank you for appreciating Jim Croce for the great music he created. Look up his catalog and listen to the many other great songs he wrote and recorded. I half expected you to blow him off because he is "old people's music" but you saw it for what it is, great music. Much like Joni Mitchell and others he came from a time when music was about the music/song and not about how many records you could sell. Bottom line is that good music transcends time and does not just belong to one generation or another.
Thing about Jim is he was going to quit music after this tour , to spend more time with his family.
SO sad!
That is sad
The guy in the back, Maury Muehleisen, as has been commented earlier, was such a great back up. He was always professional in "knowing his place" and had really great guitar licks.
I miss him soooo much.
You will love the guitar on Rapid Roy…a Jim Croce (Crow chi) deep cut
Jim Croce was a master storyteller with music.
Always loved Jim Croce .
Great analysis
I had the song Time In A Bottle sung at my wedding in 1975.
A very early recording called Sun Come Up. Recording definitely rustic. Its great. Jim is in his prime. Song Vespers that he sings with wife Ingrid beautiful.