10.1.06

Time in a Bottle

Jim Croce
[James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973)]

Jim Croce began playing music in college, finally signing to ABC Records in 1972, releasing "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" and "Life & Times" that year. Jim Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, only days before releasing the third ABC album, "I Got a Name". The plane crashed after the pilot reportedly suffered a massive heart attack in mid-air.

Jim Croce