Jim Croce
Jim Croce was an American singer-songwriter of the early 1970s, known for storytelling folk-rock songs like "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle." He died in a plane crash in 1973 at age thirty, just as his career was peaking.
His music remains associated with that era's acoustic, narrative style.
Self-composing musical performer
- acousticRelating to sound
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
roots · coffeehouse · ballad · melody · harmony · guitar · storytelling · seventies
Longing for the past
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- regretSorrow over past actions
heartache · tenderness · poignant · sentimental · everyman · working-class · love · loss
Of lasting excellence
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- enduringPersisting through time
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- memorableWorth holding onto
tragic · plane crash · 1973 · posthumous · cut short · reissue · tribute · rediscovered
singer-songwriter
Self-composing musical performer
- acousticRelating to sound
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
Americana · roots · coffeehouse · ballad · melody · harmony · guitar · storytelling · seventies · mustache
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulSadly longing for something
regret · heartache · tenderness · poignant · sentimental · everyman · working-class · love · loss · time
classic
Of lasting excellence
memorable · tragic · plane crash · 1973 · posthumous · cut short · reissue · tribute · rediscovered · influential
Thursday
Fifth weekday
Jim CroceKISS
Acronym favoring simplicity
Alice Cooper · Black Sabbath · Led Zeppelin · Deep Purple · Kraftwerk
Jim CroceDavid Bowie
Starman glam rocker
Iggy Pop · Alice Cooper · Freddie Mercury · Elton John · Lou Reed
Jim CroceBob Dylan
Paul Simon · Neil Young · Willie Nelson · James Taylor · Elton John