{"product_id":"jim-croce_life-times_2024_uni","title":"Life \u0026 Times","description":"'Life and Times' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in 1973. The album features the Billboard No. 1 hit \"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,\" one of Croce's most successful songs. Jim Croce was nominated for two 1973 Grammy Awards in the categories \"Pop Male Vocalist\" and \"Record of the Year\" for his biggest hit \"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,\" which topped the US charts in the summer of 1973 and sold two million copies. Although relatively unknown in Europe, Jim Croce is an American singer-songwriter from the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, and despite a brief career, he enjoys great popularity across the Atlantic. Jim Croce, an Italian-American, started making music at the age of 5, learning to play 'Lady Of Spain' on the accordion, before switching to acoustic guitar in the early 60s at Villanova University. His repertoire ranges from blues to country, from rock'n'roll to folk, with love songs and traditional ballads, some more \"raunchy\" than others, but always presented with humor and a mischievous smile. In 1970, he met Maury Muehleisen, a pianist\/guitarist and fellow singer-songwriter. Jim Croce accompanied him on guitar during his concerts, but the two men recognized the complementarity of their respective styles – which would lead them to success – Maury Muehleisen's ethereal and inspired guitars and Jim Croce's \"down-to-earth\" music. In 1972, they signed a contract with ABC Records for three albums, two of which, 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim' and 'Life \u0026 Times,' were released the same year... Jim Croce's biggest hit, \"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,\" topped the US charts in the summer of 1973 and sold two million copies. This success was brutally cut short in 1973 when 30-year-old Jim Croce and his 24-year-old friend Maury Muehleisen died in a commercial plane crash that was taking them to Texas for a concert shortly before the release of their third album, 'I Got a Name,' on ABC Records.","brand":"Jim Croce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55350892986712,"sku":null,"price":20241025.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/ODQtMzAxNi5qcGVn.jpg?v=1779447962","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/jim-croce_life-times_2024_uni","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}