Brings tears to my eyes to watch this. I was always a fan of Jim's music and even remember where I was when I heard the news of Jim's untimely death. I was very young and working one of my first jobs after high school. I was working in the office of an ambulance company in Los Angeles and still lived at home with my parent's. So I remember this girl I worked with came over to where I sat at this office and told me that she had just heard over the radio about the crash of the plane and Jim Croce and all others aboard had been killed. I was devastated and felt so much sadness. I felt very, very sad to hear of this terrible tragedy... I also want to say that A.J. has done an incredible cover of "Time in a Bottle." I hope he does more acoustic folk music although I understand he may want to do other genres of music, he sounds great doing the folk genre and acoustic material.
AJ, keep playing your father’s music along with your own compositions. I’ve loved your dad’s work since “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” hit the charts back when I was a wise ass kid. Bought all of his albums; began wearing jean jackets and dark blue or green t-shirts. Unfortunately, I was too young to grow a moustache. At the time there were a few of us diehard Jim Croce fans. I would imagine that if they’re still around, they still crank up Jim and Maury’s albums from time to time (don’t let me forget how important Maury was). Important, also, I truly believe that there will be, if not already, a rediscovery, long overdue, of your father’s music by young musicians and folks who simply love beautiful songwriting and performing. I once sat down and tried to categorize your dad’s music. It goes something like this: “Autobiographical,” songs in which he opened his heart and soul and let the listeners know what he’d been through in his life hoping they might avoid the same mistakes; his beautiful “Love Songs,” some of them aching with regret; his “Ballads”: “Bad Bad Leroy Brown,” “Roller Derby Queen, “Speedball Tucker,” “Rapid Roy,” and lest I forget his immortal “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” and others. Last but not least, his “Oops, I messed up” songs like “Workin’ at the Car Wash Blues” and “Five Short Minutes,” for example. On the surface they’re humorous, but if it happened to the listener, well, there wouldn’t be a lot to laugh about. AJ, tell your mama “Thank you” from all of us. A good man like your dad might not could’ve achieved so much (!) without a good woman like your mother, Ingrid, keeping him on track. Y’know? I would like to wish you and your mother and all of your loved ones a long, happy, and blessed life. Take care, buddy.
Anyone who has heard AJ Croce's self-titled first album (1993) knows how very talented he is. Then again, with Jim & Ingrid for parents, how could he miss?
Thanks for this vid; I, too, am glad to have run across it tonight. Jim was my first rock hero while growing up. Distinctly remember hearing the tragic news that September morning, '73, reported by Paul Harvey on the radio during breakfast. To a lot of us fans of that age (with apologies to Don McLean), when Jim was killed, THAT was the day the music died.
+Austin Marquez Do you know her personally? The truth is the family hadn't even begun to see the earnings from his album sales before he died. They were still struggling to get by even after he had produced 3 albums within 1.5 years.
+A Lee Accurately, Ingrid was pretty much left broke, and had to fight thieving record companies for royalties for many years. To my knowing, she never got "rich". She scraped enough together to start the restaurant. Rich people don't run restaurants.
no shes not...really its not her fault and she kept his music close to her heart...I know I have and I never even met him..hope to meet him.....I will be good and hopefully I will hear him in person:) hes playing still I just know it....wish more people had his heart and soul
I know this post is 4 years old, but still. Ignorant. How about how she's worked very hard to honor his legacy. And to give something to the public who always wants more from his legacy. She was his wife, and is his widow. She has every right. She shouldn't have had to fight for any kind of financial recompense owed to her and her son.
