James Joseph "Jim" Croce (1943-1973)
Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and singer Croce was best known for upbeat urban ballads and songs about the common man. Hits like “Time in a Bottle”, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”, and “Operator” topped the singles music chart propelling Croce to national fame. A two-time Grammy nominee, he wrote many of his most successful and timeless songs in the farmhouse nearby before his tragic death in a plane crash.
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