Jim Croce: Fifty years on, his songs still ring true
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I was ten years old when Jim Croce's debut album, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, was released. I remember that there was major promotion for the album on local AM radio station Super CFL both on the air and in advertising space on its Super CFL survey. I bought a copy of the album largely on the strength of the title track single, a story of pool hustlers and barroom violence, but I was pulled into the record by the thoughtful songwriting and the way the songs showed me, a nascent songwriter, how songs could be written from different angles and in different styles. It was truly an inspiring album, and I think that listening to singer/songwriter records from this era made those of us who grew up listening to them a bit more compassionate. Certainly it's interesting that Jim Croce's songs resonate more deeply with me as the years pass by, showing how deeply insightful his work was despite his young age.
Jim Croce: Fifty years on, his songs still ring true
Jim Croce: Fifty years on, his songs still…
Jim Croce: Fifty years on, his songs still ring true
I was ten years old when Jim Croce's debut album, You Don't Mess Around With Jim, was released. I remember that there was major promotion for the album on local AM radio station Super CFL both on the air and in advertising space on its Super CFL survey. I bought a copy of the album largely on the strength of the title track single, a story of pool hustlers and barroom violence, but I was pulled into the record by the thoughtful songwriting and the way the songs showed me, a nascent songwriter, how songs could be written from different angles and in different styles. It was truly an inspiring album, and I think that listening to singer/songwriter records from this era made those of us who grew up listening to them a bit more compassionate. Certainly it's interesting that Jim Croce's songs resonate more deeply with me as the years pass by, showing how deeply insightful his work was despite his young age.