Jim Croce is a Legend 

This is fantastic! The guy behind Jim Croce is Maury Muehleisen, who died with Jim. Great guitarist also. Check out 'One Less Set Of Footsteps'. And, are there tabs for the hambone part?

I saw his son A.J Croce and didn’t know that all Jim’s music was done in 18 months before he passed

The guy sitting behind Jim, Maury Muehleisen, was the better guitarist of the two, a big part of the sound and arrangement. Sadly they were both killed in the same plane crash. Also check out Operator; I heard that song on the radio for years without realizing how moving the lyrics are.

Young people, Oi. Oh, and don't miss out on Gordon Lightfoot.

It was really pleasure to listen to Your performance :)

Thank you for this video, Sean and Jared. It is a fine tribute to Jim Croce.

So weird that you didn't know Jim Croche. Look deeper into his stuff and you'll find a lot of great stuff to augment your show that no one is playing but everyone knows even if they don't know that they know it.

I was a waitress at Tampa airport in the early 1970s in an expensive cocktail lounge, but it destroyed my interest in Jim Croce, because his album was played over and over and over and over again, to the point where I felt like I was in hell. It's really too bad, but this renewed my interest in this song. I used your foundation for my own arrangement and I'm loving how it's sounding, so thank you.

As a kid I used to steal my mom's mini cassette player, loaded up with Jim Croce's Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits and hide it under my pillow drifting to sleep to this music. Thanks for this, Sean. Would definitely love to see more content like this!

Also Jim Croce was one.of the hardest working. Musicians I ever read about besides the beatles who was just as so dedicated and incredibly hard working musicians.almost 7days 365 days a year and i.mean nonstop for years.

The charm of Jim Croce is the syncopated finger style you mention, but paired with Maury Muehleisen's melodic fills and counter melodies. The thing is they started with JC backing MM. At some point they had a sit down and decided together that they should try MM backing JC. A mature and egoless decision on MM's part that lead to their breakout.

Great over of I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song!!

I’m a huge Elliott Smith fan also , JomnCroce is great too, and i’m surprised you aren’t familiar with gordon lightfoot … all three great songwriters, of i course ES was the greatest

There's a cool Hambone part at the end of The Allman Brothers song Pony Boy

DAMN Sean ! Its About Damn Time you finally Play some "Jim Croce" ! He Does Have some very, very BEAUTIFUL Guitar picking / playing/ music ! Ol West My Generation of Music !

my dad was ahuge jim croce fan youve got to check out his more fun tracks as well this guy could really play the strings off of the guitar check out hard time losin man and rapid roy, these would be really fun to play live and careful man, there are a lot of gems

Sean…great video…but as others have already stated…you’ve gotta study Croce’ secret weapon in more depth…Maury. He was an awesome player.

I wanna have a handboning contest with Jared, I'll kick his pooper lol

Creepy? Cool? Crochette, all the way. Profs to you player! Loved the 2nd guitar sound!

Your 3rd chord is wrong if you are playing to what was originally recorded

Nice job, do Bad bad Leroy Brown next!

Interestingly enough, you unknowingly stumbled upon Jim Croce almost 50 years to the date of when he died, Sept. 20, 1973.

Jim Croce had a tragic life.

Gordon Lightfoot is an ICON, you need to listen and learn something ... IE "If you could read my mind" just to start...

Hey Sean, you really ought to check out Gordon Lightfoot. I first learned that fingerpicking pattern in 1967 off his song called Softly on his album The Way I Feel. It's a common Bossa Nova pattern. Very useful for many songs especially with minor variations. Lightfoot also used it on If You Could Read My Mind. Sadly, he passed a few months ago at age 84. Wikipedia has an excellent article on him.

This one is in my set. Cheers Sean!

Jim Croce is one of my early musical heroes. Fantastic artist, and gone too soon. "Bad Leroy Brown" is on my set list 😉 Thanks, y'all 🙏🏻 Wel and nicely done!

Great video. Love Jim Croce. You should totally do a lesson on “Time in a bottle” - great song with great finger style guitar.

The spooky lighting and seating positions of you two reminded me of a local talent show performance. Great song choice. I just may add this tune to my bands set list.

Symphony Nova Scotia will host JP Cormier as JP pays tribute to Gordon Lightfoot's work in February of 2024. Could it be time to go to school on Gordon's body of work Sean? You may be intrigued.

Sean I love your channel and (at 70 years old) I have learned a lot from you. BUT you need to know that both Jim Croce and Gordon Lightfoot are superb!!!

You should check Gordon Lightfoot out buddy he is from Canada and one of the best singer songwriters ever. Jim Croce life was cut short in a plane crash because of pilot error and Croce put out some of best and some very complex fingerpicking songs he is one ofbest of all time too.

Big fan of Jim Crochet

Sean....your best video yet!!! Jim Croce was fantastic

Damn GOOD Job Man ! But, Sean "Going Under" with a Female singing ! IS Still UR Best Song to Date ! Ol West ! This was a Very, vey Nice job with a Great Song ! KEEP On, Keeping On ! west

Well Done Gentleman! Well done! Jim Croce’s music is powerful! Time in a bottle, Operator, I’ve got a name…. His music goes straight to the soul!! I also highly recommend his son, A.J. Croce! Of whom I’ve been a huge fan of for almost 30 years.

Great work. Being an older player, Jim Croce has always been an inspiration to me. He and Maury created some fantastic music in just a few short years before they died. I remember reading about his inspiration behind "Operator". It was when he was in the US Army and they had a break to use the payphones and call home. Jim had a long wait to get his chance at the phone and heard a fellow private talking to the operator about trying to connect him with his ex-girlfriend. The song has always been so sad, yet the melody and arrangement are so sweet. It is a true work of art as he conveys a total picture in just a few lyrics.

I don't remember the guy singing with Jim mugging for the camera🤣

All I know is that when I was a little kid (late 70s/early 80s) my uncle would always play Bad Bad Leroy Brown and it was one of my favorite things. 😊

They used to hambone on the old Hee Haw show. Look it up, it's weird. It's like beatboxing for hicks! (I am a hick).

Good talking that Sean guy, but limited guitar player and singer.

Sean - your lesson was great and your duet was fun, but I really enjoyed your solo fill portion of the video. Is there any chance you will include that in a lesson in the future?

I’m so glad your friend turned you on to the amazing Jim Croce,

Hambone'ing is an old an African-American rhythm that uses the whole body as a Drum, Sean Daniel. I remember my Grampa doing when i weeee small,so like 2 maybe 3yr old

Almost as good as the Muppets version

This really turned my morning around. Haha ❤

And of course, Croce played a D-18!

Thanks a lot Sean. You are really a lovely player. Is it possible for you to do something on rhythm. That is how to hear a song and tell the strum pattern by ear. Thanks a lot

Let's do the mustache guitar challenge. Thanks Sean!💪🤪👍🥃🥃🥃

Sean!

I learned a lot from your videos how can I send you an audio of my first solo

Can you do bad bad Leroy Brown