by Ingrid Croce
Thanks to musicians and friends from the road Joe Macho, Gary Chester, Ellie Greenwich, Tasha Thomas, Arlo and Jackie Guthrie, Nik Venet III, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Jimmy Buffet, John Prine, James Taylor, Randy Newman, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, Wolfman Jack, Jonathan Moore, Corb Donahue, and Dick Clark.
We are thankful to Rick Trow for the film at the farm, Rita Bernstein for the photos at Moore College of Art, Al Parachini for the photos from June 1972, and Nik Venet for the 1969 Jim and Ingrid Croce album cover.
We want to thank Tracy Bedell for interviews, Will Mitchell for talking with us, and Doug Nichols for giving Jim and Maury a ride and for sharing his experiences of that last fateful day.
Thanks to Dick Boake for his friendship and for the Jim Croce Edition of the Martin Signature Guitar, which Jim Croce could never afford.
We appreciate the faith, friendship, and perseverance of our literary agent, Bill Gladstone.
Thank you to Roger Cooper of Vanguard for your encouragement and introducing us to Da Capo; the Da Capo team for all your help and support: John Radziewicz, vice president and publisher; Ben Schafer, executive editor; Annie Lenth, senior project editor; Jonathan Crowe, editor; Jonathan Sainesbury, art director; Kevin Hanover, vice president and director of marketing; Sean Maher, marketing manager; Kate Burke, associate director of publicity; Jeffrey Miller, attorney for your assistance in vetting this book; and Beth Wright of Trio Bookworks for editing our book. Above all, we want to thank Karstin Painter, who came to our rescue with a smile and her “can-do” attitude at the eleventh hour, and made our day!
David Klowden, thank you for helping us to edit, shape, and deliver this book to Da Capo.
Thank you, Anna King, for clearances and for helping us to promote all things Croce.
We are grateful to Diane Becker for being such a good friend and the only attorney from the old days that I can trust. I want to thank Karen Fairbank for her ongoing kindness, friendship, and legal counsel. I’m so glad she’s on our side!
Thanks to our team who help Jimmy and me every day to keep Jim Croce’s music and memory alive at Croce’s Restaurant and Jazz Bar.
Special Thanks to my personal assistant and human resource manager Evelyn Caballero for being the kindest and most organized person I know. . . . You never let me down; and thanks to CFO Kim Melchoir, who assists me with all my “adventures” and keeps all the numbers perfectly straight! Finally, my deepest thanks to Tania Nelson, whose devotion to and care for us and our book has made her an official family member. Her careful insights and perspective have been immeasurable and greatly appreciated.
PHOTO CREDITS
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Jim practicing backstage, 1972. Photo by Paul Wilson
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Jim in front of a Ford truck in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1972. Photo by Al Parachini
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Teenage Jim with one of his first guitars.*
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Jim and Paul Meehan, owner of Riddle Paddock, 1965.*
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Jim and Ingrid on the steps with guitar, 1963.*
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Jim at Moore College of Art, 1967. Photo by Rita Bernstein
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Jim and Ingrid, 1966.*
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Jim and Ingrid promo for Capital album, Jim and Ingrid Croce, in New York City, 1969. Photo by Nik Venet
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Reds Mullen, Jim, and Emil Cianfrani at Sweeney’s truck yard, 1971.*
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Jim writing at their kitchen table in Lyndell, Pennsylvania.*
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Jim at a diner, 1973. Photo by Al Parachini
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Jim in Lyndell, Pennsylvania, 1971. Photo by Paul Wilson
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Jim and Ingrid in Lyndell, Pennsylvania, 1971. Photo by Paul Wilson
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Jim and Ingrid backstage at the Main Point. Photo by Paul Wilson
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Jim and Maury backstage, 1973.
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Jim. Photo by Paul Wilson
*Photo courtesy of the Croce Family
SONG CREDITS
“Age”
Words and music by Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce © 1969 (renewed 1997) Time in a Bottle Publishing, Croce Publishing, and Denjac Music Co. All rights for Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Alabama Rain”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Ball of Kerrymuir”
Written by Robert Burns and adapted by Jim Croce. Copyright © Denjac Music Company. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
“Box Number 10”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Careful Man”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Cotton Eyed Joe”
Collected, adapted, and arranged by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax. TRO© copyright 1934 (renewed) Ludlow Music, Inc., New York and Global Jukebox Publishing, Marshall, TX (As sung by Jim Croce). TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc., New York controls all publication rights for the World outside the U.S.A. International copyright secured. Made in U.S.A. All rights reserved, including public performance for profit. Used by permission.
“Dangerous Dan McGrew”
By Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer© copyright 1949 (renewed). All rights for the U.S. controlled by Bourne Co. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. ASCAP
“Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
Copyright © 1963 by Warner Bros. Inc.; renewed 1991 by Special Rider Music. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Reprinted by permission.
“Dreamin’ Again”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Five Short Minutes”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1973 (renewed 2001) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“The Girl Who Invented Rock and Roll”
Words and Music by Joe Lubin. Copyright © 1957 (copyright renewed) by Daywin Music, Inc. All rights administered by Universal Music–Careers. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“I Got a Name”
Words by Norman Gimbel. Music by Charles Fox. Copyright © 1973 (renewed) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
“Hey Tomorrow”
Words and music by Jim Croce a
nd Ingrid Croce© 1969 (renewed 1997) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“I Am Who I Am”
Words and music by Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce© 1969 (renewed 1997). Time in a Bottle Publishing, Croce Publishing and Denjac Music Co. All rights for Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1973 (renewed 2001) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Lover’s Cross”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1973 (renewed 2001) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“New York’s Not My Home”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Old Blue”
Words and Music by Roger McGuinn.© 1969 (renewed 1997) EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. and McHillby Music Publishing Co. All rights controlled and administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“One Less Set Of Footsteps”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972, 1973 (renewed 2000, 2001) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Photographs And Memories”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Railroads And Riverboats”
Words and music by Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce© 1975 (renewed 2003) Time in a Bottle Publishing, Croce Publishing, and Denjac Music Co. All rights for Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Rapid Roy” (The Stoch; Car Boy)
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Roller Derby Queen”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Song for Canada”
Words and Music by Ian Tyson and Pete Gzowski. Copyright © 1965 (renewed) Four Strong Winds, Ltd. All rights administered by WB Music Corp. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Alfred Music Publishing.
“Speedball Tucker”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“These Dreams”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1972 (renewed 2000) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Time in A Bottle”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Tomorrow’s Gonna Be A Brighter Day”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1 999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“You Oughta See Pickles Now”
Words and Music by Dick Reynolds.© 1955 (renewed 1983) Central Songs, a division of Beechwood Music Corp. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Vespers”
Words and music by Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce© 1969 (renewed 1997) Time in a Bottle Publishing, Croce Publishing, and Denjac Music Co. All rights for Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“What Do People Do”
Words and music by Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce©1969 (renewed 1997). Time in a Bottle Publishing, Croce Publishing, and Denjac Music Co. All rights for Time in a Bottle and Croce Publishing controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”
Words and music by Jim Croce© 1971 (renewed 1999) Time in a Bottle Publishing and Croce Publishing. All Rights controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.