first time hearing Jim Croce - I've Got A Name (Reaction!!)

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[@Jude_196]

CROCE was such a thought-provoking artist....and, his music, to me, was so heartfelt. LOVED HIM! Wish he wouldn't have passed, so young. I loved his Time In A Bottle and Operator....and, his funny side: You Don't Mess Around With Jim and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown....it's a shame, though: would've LOVED to have seen what he came out with, had his career been longer.... Thanks for reacting to this one, Polo! HUGS!!

[@poloreacts27]

heartfelt - was the word I was looking for! Heartfelt music. And your welcome

[@Kim-J312]

@jude , names off all the best songs 🎵 ❤

[@charlesm9929]

Yes, he is definitely missed.

[@chriswhittles1325]

That song always chokes me up when he says, "so life won't pass me by" only to have that happen in a very short time. I believe the other guitarist in the video also died in the plane crash. I even remember when it happen. It was the first time someone I was a fan of died. It was weird because I was really sad but didn't know the guy. Very confusing at the time. I think I was 9 yrs old. I remember it wasn't that big of an article. I thought it should have been bigger and on the front page. Very different times. "Rapid Roy" is a great and up tempo song of his.😢

[@victorcowboywest]

POLO,sir check out the complete Jim Croce(1/10/1943-9/20/1973) songbook you won't be disappointed.

[@kathrynnisse5105]

You Don’t Mess Around With Jim, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Time in a Bottle, I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song, Operator. So many great songs by him.❤😊

[@realbser1956]

Time In Bottle and Operator are two of my favorite songs by Jim Croce. Very melancholy. You’re right it was always about the music back then. You will love Harry Chapin and his classic song “Taxi” Harry was a genius songwriter.

[@terri2494]

Also Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle”.

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Melancholic?

[@karlsjunior466]

Excellent choices. Time in a bottle and Operator. Perfect. Please react to both of these. Please!

[@gwydion56]

Thanks for mentioning Harry Chapin. I saw him twice in concert, and he was the real deal.

[@zippymacadoo6336]

Taxi is a reaaly great tune.

[@ginalolajupiter2942]

Dan Folgelberg is another great story teller. That man had me crying about race horses!

[@firedoc5]

"Run For the Roses", great touching song especially to us that raised horses.

[@joelliebler5690]

My favorite solo artist was Dan Fogelberg. At one time or another I had every album he made.

[@Nana_Reads]

Leader of the Band and Days of Auld Lang Sine are my two favourites of his

[@joelliebler5690]

@@Nana_Reads zThe other song is called Same Old Lang Syne. I usually like to recommend his lesser known great tunes like The Reach and Sketches!

[@dagmar.6954]

Another great folk rock singer songwriter who we lost so young. This is the music I grew up with. Unique storyteller & ballad singer. He touches your soul. He had a lot of great hits in his short career. "Time In A Bottle", "Photographs & Memories", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "You Don't Mess Around With Jim", "Workin' At The Car Wash Blues," "I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song", "Roller Derby Queen", "Rapid Roy", "Lover's Cross" etc.

[@yvettedurand42]

If you love this, you will also love "Time in a Bottle." Gives you the same kind of "touch your heart" kind of feeling. You are so right. Back then it really was about pure talent.

[@bayoucat5775]

You may want to check out Cat Stevens also. I grew with all of this great music and and always had incredible music to get me through some really horrific times in my life! And they continue to help.Father and Son was my favorite.

[@Nana_Reads]

Harry Chapin is another good one

[@wturber]

... anything on "Tea for the Tillerman"

[@stevedem76]

Such a raw talent, and gifted song writer. When you hear his live performances, you realize how little he needed studio effects for his music. Jim's the kind of guy who could sit down with just a guitar, and entertain for hours.

[@thegridrunner9976]

Operator. He was the ultimate storyteller. He used to watch people around him and make stories about them on the spot.

[@moniquesewell2670]

❤

[@jamiem4941]

Loved him! He died the day before this song was released. Only 30 years old and he was gone. He was an amazing talent!

[@middlesismonica]

I was a kid when Croce died. I remember it clearly because Bad, Bad Leroy Brown was one of my favorite songs. What a unique sound he had.

[@DavidMiller-dt8mx]

Time in a Bottle is the most incredible love song...

[@SRG1966]

He wrote it for his infant son.

[@nicholasthomas3635]

Jim is mellow in each song. 'Time in a Bottle'. 'Operator'.

[@poloreacts27]

This is a song my son will know.

[@johnlanham9057]

Jim wrote not only magnificent love songs, but hilarious songs that just make you grin ear to ear. Try "Rapid Roy" or "Roller Derby Queen." 🤣👍🏻

[@annetteb4909]

This song is also in this year’s movie “Somewhere in Queens.” It plays very early in the film, and at the end it’s a newer cover by a different artist. It plays over the end credits after the Chicago song.

[@annetteb4909]

⁠@@johnlanham9057 This song was written for Croce by Charles Fox. Jim Croce’s son, A.J. Croce, has started to include it in his sets.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Jim epitomized the "Singer/Songwriter" era of the 70's. 👍🤙😎

[@Ohhapppyday888]

Operator is my favorite of his. He must have had his heart broken to communicate the pain he shares in that one.

[@Sparkle_Ninja]

Time in a bottle is my favorite Jim Croce song. It’s a must listen

[@catecoleman9852]

He's a poet. I always feel something with his music, voice. Cry, laugh, nod my head and say "yes Jim me too"

[@middlesismonica]

I always thought Jim Croce and Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam)had a similar vibe. Peace Train, Oh Very Young, Moonshadow - those would be good blind reacts.

[@melissakhalar1842]

Mr. Croce a great musician, songwriter and man. Rest in Peace Jim. Harry Chapin is another great singer/ songwriter and preformer as well as a good, kind man who was also taken too soon. His song "A Better Place To Be" is well worth a listen. ❤

[@n.brucenelson5920]

As I was growing up, music was an important part of my life, and it still is. I happened to meet a number of musicians. John Denver was one. Harry Chapin was another. He stopped by my college one Wednesday evening and played a few songs on his guitar in front of the fireplace. He was making his living as a film maker then. I bought him a malt, and we talked about world hunger - something he was passionate about. He was giving 90% of his meager income at the time to hunger charities. I saw later that when he became a professional musician his band was mad at him for giving away so much of his income. Good artists are passionate people.

[@melissakhalar1842]

@@n.brucenelson5920I was fortunate enough to have met Harry twice and each time it was because of his charity "World Hunger Year" which is still being run by his family under a different name even after all these years. I love Harry and miss him. Rest in Peace Mr. Harry Chapin.

[@n.brucenelson5920]

@@melissakhalar1842 Thank you for sharing that with us. He is one of those people who can change your life from a brief meeting - a potential in all of us. I went and joined the Peace Corps after meeting him.

[@melissakhalar1842]

@@n.brucenelson5920 l love that.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@johnlanham9057]

Jim wrote not only magnificent love songs, but hilarious songs that just make you grin ear to ear. Try "Rapid Roy" or "Roller Derby Queen." 🤣

[@stevedem76]

Roy's so cool, that racing fool, he don't know what fear's about.

[@objectiveobserver4278]

@stevedem 76, He do a hundred thirty miles an hour with a toothpick in his mouth. He got a girl back home name of Dixie Dawn, but he got honeys all along the way. And you ought to hear them screaming for that dirt track demon in a 57 Chevrolet.

[@onlinemusicwarrior]

Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, and John Denver are 3 folk singers we enjoy especially when traveling. Great stories set to music. John Denver is my favorite. I love, how he hits the high notes in “The Eagle and the Hawk” and “Looking For Space”. Thanks for being as cool as you are 😊

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

Two lesser-known Jim Croce gems that are Must Listens that no one else will recommend...The Hard Way Everytime is Croce's most self confessional song and it's absolutely beautiful. Then...Walking Back to Georgia is a gorgeous tune about long lost love and heartbreak. Please consider them next, Thank You! Ps. Anyone can recommend his hits, that's easy. Just Google those. I am giving you two hidden gems that define Jim Croce in a deeper, more meaningful way and I hope you take me up on my two recommendations. Thank you!

[@Singleballtheory]

Walking Back to Georgia is one of my favorites, no doubt about it. I just love the word-play in it.

[@mrnobody3161]

Thanks for the Gems. I'm the same way about music reaction channels. The hits are the majority that's recommended or requested. It's gets monotonous sometimes. 🤘✌🎶

[@stevedem76]

Walking back to Georgia is a great song, Box #10 is my favorite of Croce's lesser known songs.

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

@@stevedem76 YES, Box #10 is another incredible B Side gem! His hits are easy to react to, his gems are where the magic happens.

[@stevedem76]

@@jeffpawlinski3210 agree, strongly. New York's Not My Home is also a great song. His mainstream hits are great music, but I feel like these other songs would have caught on if radio stations gave them a chance.

[@debigiroux1811]

He sounds so great in this, pure raw talent. He was real and just made it seem so effortless. Operator and Time in a Bottle are favorites. Great reaction love it.

[@3112dave3112]

Time in a Bottle is one of my favorite Jim Croce songs. But you really can’t go wrong with any of his songs.

[@patriciawilliams4213]

Jim Croce was coming to the college in our town to perform and his plane went down before he got here. He is one of our favorite singers. Listen to Time in a Bottle. Love your show.

[@BradReddekopp]

"Time In A Bottle" is my absolute favourite of his songs. So beautiful.

[@tr_vmi4844]

Jim nad Maury were such a great duo.....passed in '73 and the music is still so relevant!

[@terrymoonlight3745]

Nice to see Maury recognized, I am friends with the family.

[@tr_vmi4844]

@@terrymoonlight3745 the music isn't the same without him.....

[@kittydodge5754]

Time in a Bottle is one of my favorite! He was an amazing story teller. A. J. Croce, his son, is now singing his dad's songs.

[@karleneblaser1261]

Yes, very early 70s. Croce was killed in a plane crash in Sep 1973 right after I started my freshman year of high school. The buzz and utter disbelief at school that day was overwhelming. He was such a voice for the times. There wasn't a soul that he had not touched in his all too brief life.

[@WireWeaver]

I remember the day Jim Croce died. I was in my early teens and just beginning to explore music. His songs had caught my ear. I loved his sound and my heart hurt that day. Plane crashes took too many great artists from us.

[@twwtjohns]

The saddest part of this song is knowing Jim Croce died in a plane crash on Sept. 20, 1973 and this album didn't come out until Dec. 1 of the same year. This was the album that made him a household name the one that had all his hits on it. I was driving to work and still remember being so shocked at hearing he'd died on the radio I had to pull off the road and sit in shock.

[@retirebear3551]

My teenage years were in the 70’s and I was blessed to listen to this music as it came out. Music will never be this good again.

[@Shonierose]

A great talent gone too soon. I loved Time in a Bottle so much that my little sister went out and bought me the album. I still have it to this day.

[@TripletDad3]

Just pure talent, and the music was real. It moves you because it's relatable, and even though the subject matter may be complex, Croce had a way of making it simple for everyone to "get". Maury's guitar playing is also spectacular. The world lost not one, but two great talents when that plane went down.

[@alanbrown3963]

I can't think of a Jim Croce song that doesn't make me 'feel' something in my life. The music, the lyrics, the delivery all make his music an experience. Unfortunately we didn't get near enough experience from JC. A brilliant career cut way too short. RIP

[@carlswenson5538]

Jim and Maury were taken from us far too soon. Harry Chapin was another. The singer/songwriter era of my college days! I'm old, but I revisit those artists and their songs frequently, and I feel young again. 3 albums into his career they released Jim's greatest hits. That's actually amazing when you think about it!

[@jeffthewhiff]

It was such a tragedy when Jim died in a plane crash back in 1973 and I can remember when it happened even as a kid because I liked his music even then. Ironically, I just bought a Greatest Hits CD of Jim's recently at a local Salvation Army and it is great!

[@cynthiabotsko2449]

LOVE Jim Croce! Any duet with his wife Ingrid was always good. Also, "Learn the Hard Way Every Time" is a favorite of mine.

[@dougieyou]

Polo, your right there is no substitute for talent and he had it for sure. People will remember this long after most of today's artists and their meaningless songs are long forgotten.

[@vicdecarlo1803]

Jim was a people's person and spent a lot of time in food kitchens and volunteering for the poor. He has been missed for a long time now.

[@richardbeal1242]

He was huge when I was growing up. I still listen to him and wonder what songs we missed because of his untimely death.

[@vickiconley3638]

Yes, he was loved and I felt the pain when his sudden death occurred. He was a storyteller who played to his audience by having wonderful eye contact. He was genuine, sincere and low key. I like Operator, and Time in a Bottle. Thanks Polo good review!

[@DinoNardelli]

Can't go wrong with Croce. Even his album tracks are memorable.

[@cherylharless281]

I've spoken to his son several times. We shared the same chiropractor. Until I saw this, I didn't realize how much they looked alike at the same age. Wow!

[@cdavis9284]

Used to play Jim Croce 8 track over and over! He was one of a kind. His lyrics suited the time and probably timeless. Fun one, Junk Yard Dog 🥰. Died too young.

[@lindafoster2141]

What a loss of tremendous talent we suffered when he tragically passed!!! TIME IN A BOTTLE, so so beautiful!!!😊

[@sarahdixon1943]

TOTALLY AGREE about the talent being THEEE most important part. Artists back then didn't need all the techno. stuff. Just a few instruments, a good song and a talented singer ❤

[@ChrisMiller-bu8yo]

I've known his music my whole life but I got deeper into his music because my stepfather always played his cassettes while driving everywhere. Miss those days. Thank you reminding me. Definitely do more Jim Croce please.

[@marktalmadge2932]

Thank you for bringing back to him. Mr Jim one hell of a talent . Very much missed!!!!!!

[@dorisleone8006]

SO SAD WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS MAN IN THE PRIME OF HIS CAREER, I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE JUST LOVED THIS MAN, HIS TALENT WAS GREAT!! RIP JIM!!

[@ozosborn1578]

You're ranging SO widely these days and it's a joy to behold. Jim Croce's story is deeply moving - another great artist who we lost too early. The album, 'I Got a Name', was actually released after his death. Lots for you to explore nonetheless - you've probably heard 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' at some point in your life, another emotional song would be 'Operator', also 'Time in a Bottle', 'Workin' at the Car Wash Blues'...

[@benhinds2971]

I am not one to gravitate to singers of love songs, but with Croce, I think those songs are where his incredible talent shined. "I Have to Say I Love You..." "Time in a Bottle" Those really speak to me over "Bad Bad Leroy.." and those upbeat ones.

[@josephbucknavage6739]

There were a lot of folk-type singers and bands around Croce's time. Croce's songs, however, seemed to hit deeper in the heart than most others which made his early passing even more painful. Seals and Crofts - Diamond Girl and John Denver- Country Roads are just a drop in this deep genre of American music. As for watching movies and being impressed by the soundtrack you have to see THE GRADUATE and take in the songs by Simon and Garfunkle that carry the movie.

[@JJ-vt7sh]

I loved Jim Croce’s music. I got my first album (vinyl) of his in 1969 or 1970 and I still have it. I have a turntable so I can still listen. There is nothing like listening on the original vinyl.

[@joelliebler5690]

Great artist with his lead guitar partner who were both legendary who died so young from a plane crash. Jim was one of the best storytellers with such nice melody and superior acoustic guitar playing.Another great singer songwriter was Dan Fogelberg. You would love reacting to Dan’s Netherlands, Leader of The Band, or A Cry In The Forest. All great!

[@shaneanigans440]

The moment I listened to Operator was the first time I'd ever hear Croce. It's such a beautiful masterpiece of a song. I immediately started listening to his whole catalogue. It was eye opening and it also opened a new genre of music with the likes of James Taylor and Van Morrison. A whole bunch of other incredible artists that are escaping my thoughts atm. Croce to me, is timeless and no matter what mood I'm in when it hits my ears, I immediately have a smile on my face.

[@rew1977]

I remember well where I was and when I learned of JC’s death. His music is part of my life’s soundtrack -so good and memorable. His son Carrie’s on his father’s works but in his own way.

[@jenniferbrannan-qu1uv]

Love, love, love Jim Croce! He was gone before I was born but I grew up listening to his music thanks to my Dad. Still some of my favorite to listen to around the house or in the car. Highly recommend Carwash Blues for its storytelling and humor. James Taylor is another singer songwriter great and you can’t go wrong checking out Sweet Baby James. 😊💗

[@sholynmonkey7890]

Im so glad that youve discovered Jim ,, he was an integral part of my childhood ,, and was taken from us way too soon when i look upon the face of music today there are few that can do what he did.

[@tammydodge388]

Jim was one my favorite artists as I was in my high school days back then. I can't think of one song that he did that I didn't like. " Time in a Bottle", "Photographs and Memories" and "You Don't Mess Around with Jim". My other favorite gone too soon is John Denver. His song "Grandma's Feather Bed can still get me out of "the glooms" in a hurry. Keep up the great work!

[@michaelmartin5623]

Jim Croce was a modern troubador. He wrote about the people he knew and met and the places he had seen when he was a long haul trucker and other various jobs before his days as a performer. His other big songs were Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, Operator and Time in a Bottle. Other artists like Croce that I like are Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Crosby, Stills and Nash and Neil Young by himself are good too). Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne are worth checking out too. Enjoy!!

[@roberta7727]

Love Jim Croce It would be nice if you could play Time in a bottle or Operator or Don't mess around with Leroy Brown, those are all great Songs. Love your show. Keep on rocking, God bless❤❤❤❤🎉😊

[@bhallb23]

Jim Croce and John Prine were the voices that raised me ❤️ such amazing songwriters

[@txhesser]

I grew up with Jim on the AM radio (WFIL in Philly). Wonderful talent but... we need to remember his partner Maurice T. Muehleisen, that died right next to him in that place crash. What a fantastic team these two were. So many memories.

[@elizabethshore3813]

I LOVE Jim Crocheand remember crying as a very little girl when he died. I was so blessed to grow up in late 60's, 70's and 80's music. Love ya Polo!

[@objectiveobserver4278]

Jim Croce was a fantastic story teller through his music. Gone way too soon.

[@HalloweenBabydoll]

I too will stop in the store or wherever, and pull out my phone to find the name of a song. I wore this album out. Every day after school, sitting in my room, singing along. 1973, I’m almost 69 now. Thanks for the memory.

[@generationjones60]

I remember when he was killed in 1973 - I was in junior high and heartbroken. I believe the guitarist with him in this video was also killed. As far as other folks singers types, Carole King, Joni Mitchel, Crosby Stills and Nash, Cat Stevens. Best Jim Croce song for me is 'Operator".

[@carlaglewen5348]

Goosebumps. EVERY single time I've ever listened to it (MANY) over the last 50 years. My favorite song. We lost him at the peak of his career.

[@qbear1045]

As a teenager who was not part of the "in" crowd, this song was the anthem that made me feel like it was okay to be me.

[@turnsufficient4971]

Jimmy Croce and his accompanying guitarist for a few years both died 50 years and two months ago in a tragic plane crash. This song made it to No 1 posthumously, as did his song "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song." They died on Sept 20th, 1973. He was just getting huge.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

The older I get the more I appreciate simple production. Lover's cross is a great song

[@davidanon1568]

So early 70s. For a long time the phrase "That's when; In the words of Jim Croce, the trouble soon began." was a thing you used to hear people say. Jim died when flying on a small plane between Gigs, the pilot miscalculated on takeoff and clipped the top of a tree taking off and threw the plane into the ground. He was a great artist and it was a real tragedy.

[@robertalynn1804]

Great reaction Polo! Your appreciation for pure talent back in the my teenage years of 1970s. I am grateful for having the memories❤✌🏻

[@atuuschaaw]

Croce was a jewel. Same here when it comes to singer songwriter folk artists. I've been folked up for going on sixty years now. 😉♥

[@Klm242]

Folk music is the best. Tells stories of everyday Americans.

[@kf8346]

jim croce was every family road trip for me. it is nostalgia. hello operator and time in a bottle come to mind. but the whole greatest hits album is perfect. tarantino has a way of surprising me with his soundtracks every time. when the zombies remix of "shes not there" started toward the end of kill bill 2, i laughed out loud with joy in the theater cuz i love that song so much. i didn't see django in the theater, but similarly i rejoiced in the jim croce song alone in my room when i heard it because it already was one of my favorite songs ever after every family road trip. it just does not get better than jim croce. do time in a bottle next. it cannot disappoint. the others like bad leroy brown are fun and silly. but time in a bottle is the real shit.

[@davidreed1096]

Like the old saying goes’ beauty is skin deep but ugly goes clear to the bone’. Doesn’t matter what you look like if you can sing you can sing!

[@debbers]

"Photographs and Memories" should be one of Jim's that you listen to! I haven't seen many people react to that one and it's awesome!

[@frankcastle9991]

Jim was so talented and looked like he could have been a awesome welder as well as a singer songwriter.. 👍🏼

[@sandyg.3454]

I grew up listening and enjoying the music of Jim Croce played on the radio and entertainment shows. It was a terrible shock when Jim Croce passed away at 30 years old, so young!!! I was in high school when Jim passed away. I agree with you Polo it was definitely about your talent, you had to have the goods! Jim Croce’s music is still beautiful and relevant!❤

[@matchacl]

I miss him. With each artist from my youth lost, the world becomes more of a stranger to me.

[@Chromedragon79]

Croce's voice brings me back to summer roadtrips listening to 8 tracks sitting in the middle front seat of the family station wagon. I rediscovered his music about a year ago and he's now in my regular rotation. Just discovered your channel today and you got a sub from me!

[@craigmeek3363]

I remember driving with my dad all the time and it's 240z and he would always play Jim Croce's Greatest Hits and The Eagles Greatest Hits. I love and know all those things by heart!

[@Klm242]

70s music again. 70s best music for rock, country and folk.

[@terrik8577]

Two other singers you will love are Harry Chapin and John Prine. They, along with Jim Croce, have always been my favorite singer/songwriters. Harry was known for his story songs. John Prine was a great influence to almost every singer from the 1970s to those currently singing. Every song from all three of them is spectacular. Harry Chapin and John Prine were great humanitarians. For Harry, I’d suggest Taxi, Sequel, Corey’s Coming, Mail Order Annie, Mr. tanner and A Better Place to Be.

[@wonderfullife7555]

Jim Croce "Operator" & " Leroy Brown" both excellent songs!

[@steevenfrost]

This song really gets to me it's so emotional. A statement of self proclamation. So heartfelt. Operator is another good song by him. I'll have to say I love you in a song is another great track. Up tempo ones are You Don't Mess Around With Jim, and Workin At The Carwash Blues. I would say try the album Photographs and Memories. His best hit was Time In A Bottle. Perhaps an English "Folk Type " would be Nick Drake and a track called Fruit Tree. There are a further 3 albums that he put out Five Leaves Left/Pink Moon/ Bryter Later. All are brilliant.🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@tricias5927]

In the 70s we rarely got to see our favourites, unless they came to our city or town. Occasionally they showed up on television. There was no MTV, or KZbin., or any instant access viewing. You just listened to the music, and memorized the lyrics, and loved the song.

[@craighodge6904]

Operator by Jim Croce is his absolute best!

[@jeannekrueger5152]

Back then, they were artists. Today they are commodities. Heard that in a documentary (Netflix) about album cover art. (The title was something about squaring a circle.)

[@retired_in_portugal]

Absolutely no other song takes me back to my childhood like this song does.

[@jonthebeloved6094]

Croce was my late brother's favorite. Many of his songs reduce me to tears. Time in a Bottle is a masterpiece. Another great singer sonwriter is Richard Thompson. Try 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.

[@susanoakeshauf]

Love me some Jim Croce!

[@joechurch7]

Harry Chapin is another great story teller with song. His song Cats In The Cradle is his most famous for a reason. I was six in the early 70's and the Cassette of Jim Croce is how i learned to play tapes on our home stereo. Jim's song A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singing the Blues) was always a favorite of mine

[@deniseglenn4691]

Just love your reactions to music from my era. (I’m a 68 year old grandma (former hippie) 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@ClearlyBlissful]

Nice. I also like “Operator” (back in the days of ten cent pay phones as Jim said “you can keep the dime) 😂 Time In A Bottle, I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song, and of course Bad Leroy Brown. He passed too soon. His son A.J. Is also a singer/Songwriter.

[@Cookingforacrowd]

I grew up in the 70’s in California. Back before California was wrecked. Jim Croce was always on the radio- and I had his albums. So sad he died young!

[@wingandhog]

I grew up there during the same time period. Graduated HS 1978. Agree 100% (including California being wrecked)

[@Cookingforacrowd]

@@wingandhog California was THE perfect place back in the day! Best weather, beaches, farms, mountains for backpacking, skiing in the winter…. Why oh why did it have to get wrecked?!?!

[@Crushenator500]

@@Cookingforacrowd I live in California and we still have great weather, beaches, farms, and mountains. I love it here, it's too bad you don't feel the same way

[@Cookingforacrowd]

@@Crushenator500 I LOVE California! I HATE that SanFrancisco has been destroyed! I would move back in a split second if the taxes were not insane- and it felt safe again. In my opinion, born and raised in Nor Cal- there is no prettier place on earth! California has everything I love…. Except the dang politics and taxes!

[@davidanon1568]

Yeah, they elected people who got in the drivers seat, jammed down the accelerator and drove the state into a concrete bridge abutment.

[@denisegaarder1042]

Jim Croce. TIME IN A BOTTLE