Jim Croce

Pop Singer

Birthday January 10, 1943

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Philadelphia, PA

DEATH DATE Sep 20, 1973 (30)

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About

Folk singer-songwriter best known for his 1970s hits "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," "Time in a Bottle," and "Operator."

Before Fame

He played the accordion as a child. Later on, he attended Villanova University for psychology and German, getting a B.A. in 1965.

Trivia

He died tragically in a plane crash in 1973, the day after his song "I Got a Name" was released.

Family Life

He married Ingrid Jacobson on August 28, 1966 and they had one child together.

Associated With

He and Junior Seau each opened up a restaurant in San Diego.