Biografía:
James Joseph "Jim" Croce nació el 10 de enero de 1943 en South Philadelphia.
Fue cantante y compositor de folk rock. Grabó para Capitol y ABC Records entre 1960 y 1973, año en que falleció en un accidente aéreo, el día 20 de septiembre.
A principios de los '60, asiste a la universidad de Villanova, Pennsylvania. En aquel lugar se hace miembro de los Villanova Singers, además de participar como DJ de la radio de la universidad (WXVU). Allí también conoce a Ingrid Jacobson
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Otras canciones:
- A Long Time Ago
- Age
- Alabama Rain
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
- I Got A Name
- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- I've Got A Name
- Lover's Cross
- Next Time This Time
- Operator
- Photographs And Memories
- Time In A Bottle
- Walking Back To Georgia
- Workin' At The Car Wash Blues
- You Don T Mess Around With Jim
- A Good Time Man Like Me Aint Got No Business Sing The Blues
- Another Day Another Town
- Bad Boy Leroy Brown
- Ball Of Kerrymuir
- Big Wheel
- Box 10
- Car Wash Blues
- Careful Man
- Child Of Midnight
- Cotton Mouth River
- Dreamin Again
- Five Short Minutes
- Gunga Din
- Hard Way Every Time
- Hey Tomorrow
- Ill Have To Say I Love You
- Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
- It Doesnt Have To Be That Way
- Ive Got A Name
- Kings Song
- Lovers Cross
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Mr Bojangles
- New Yorks Not For Me
- New Yorks Not My Home
- Old Man River
- One Less Set Footsteps
- Railroads And Riverboats
- Rapid Roy The Stock Car Boy
- Recently
- Roller Derby Queen
- Speedball Tucker
- Stone Walls
- Sun Come Up
- The Hard Way Everytime
- These Dreams
- Thursday
- Tomorrows Gonna Be A Brighter Day
- Top Hat Bar And Grille
- Vespers
- Walkin Back To Georgia
- Wear Out The Turnpike
- Which Way Are You Going
- Workin At The Car Wash Blues
- You Dont Mess Around
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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WELL, THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS THE BADDEST PART OF TOWN
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AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE YOU BETTER JUST BEWARE
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OF A MAN NAME OF LEROY BROWN
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A7
NOW LEROY MORE THAN TROUBLE, YOU SEE HE STAND ABOUT SIX FOOT FOUR B7
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ALL THE DOWNTOWN LADIES CALL HIM TREETOP LOVER
D7 G ALL THE MEN JUST CALL HIM SIR
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AND HE’S BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
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THE BADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN B7 C
BADDER THAN OL’ KING KONG
|D C| G MEANER THAN A JUNKYARD DOG
G G A7 A7
NOW, LEROY, HE’S A GAMBLER, AND HE LIKES HIS FANCY CLOTHES
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AND HE LIKES TO WAVE HIS DIAMOND RINGS
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IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY’S NOSE
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HE GOT A CUSTOM CONTINENTAL, HE GOT AN EL DORADO TOO B7 C
HE GOT A .32 GUN IN HIS POCKET FOR FUN
D7 G
AND A RAZOR IN HIS SHOE (CHORUS)
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WELL, FRIDAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LEROY’S SHOOTIN’ DICE
B7 C
AND AT THE EDGE OF THE BAR SAT A GIRL NAME OF DORIS
D7 G AND OH THAT GIRL LOOK NICE
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WELL, HE CAST HIS EYES UPON HER AND THE TROUBLE SOON BEGAN
B7 C
AND LEROY BROWN LEARNED A LESSON ‘BOUT MESSIN’ D7 G
WITH THE WIFE OF A JEALOUS MAN (CHORUS)
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WELL, THE TWO MEN TOOK TO FIGHTING
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AND WHEN THEY PULLED THEM FROM THE FLOOR B7 C
LEROY LOOKED LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE
D7 G
WITH A COUPLE OF PIECES GONE (CHORUS 2X)
WELL, THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IS THE BADDEST PART OF TOWN
B7 C
AND IF YOU GO DOWN THERE YOU BETTER JUST BEWARE
D7 G
OF A MAN NAME OF LEROY BROWN
G G A7
A7
NOW LEROY MORE THAN TROUBLE, YOU SEE HE STAND ABOUT SIX FOOT FOUR B7
C
ALL THE DOWNTOWN LADIES CALL HIM TREETOP LOVER
D7 G ALL THE MEN JUST CALL HIM SIR
G G
AND HE’S BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN
A7 A7
THE BADDEST MAN IN THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN B7 C
BADDER THAN OL’ KING KONG
|D C| G MEANER THAN A JUNKYARD DOG
G G A7 A7
NOW, LEROY, HE’S A GAMBLER, AND HE LIKES HIS FANCY CLOTHES
B7 C
AND HE LIKES TO WAVE HIS DIAMOND RINGS
D7 G
IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY’S NOSE
G G A7 A7
HE GOT A CUSTOM CONTINENTAL, HE GOT AN EL DORADO TOO B7 C
HE GOT A .32 GUN IN HIS POCKET FOR FUN
D7 G
AND A RAZOR IN HIS SHOE (CHORUS)
G G A7 A7
WELL, FRIDAY ABOUT A WEEK AGO, LEROY’S SHOOTIN’ DICE
B7 C
AND AT THE EDGE OF THE BAR SAT A GIRL NAME OF DORIS
D7 G AND OH THAT GIRL LOOK NICE
G G A7
A7
WELL, HE CAST HIS EYES UPON HER AND THE TROUBLE SOON BEGAN
B7 C
AND LEROY BROWN LEARNED A LESSON ‘BOUT MESSIN’ D7 G
WITH THE WIFE OF A JEALOUS MAN (CHORUS)
G G
WELL, THE TWO MEN TOOK TO FIGHTING
A7 A7
AND WHEN THEY PULLED THEM FROM THE FLOOR B7 C
LEROY LOOKED LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE
D7 G
WITH A COUPLE OF PIECES GONE (CHORUS 2X)
Jim Reeves
Jim Stark
Jim Sturgess
Jim Varney
Jim White