Jim Croce (1943-1973)
Jim Croce (1943-1973) James Joseph Croce was born January 10th, 1943 in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to James and Flora Croce. He Grew up in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, graduating from Upper Darby High School in 1960. Croce went on to continue his education at Villanova University where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in German in 1965. While attending college he was a member of the Villanova Singers, Villanova Spires, and was a student Disc Jockey at WKVU. Croce didn’t get involved much with music until he began his studies at Villanova. While there he formed many bands that performed really anywhere and played music that the crowds wanted to hear. In 1966, he released his first album Facets with money that was a wedding present from his parents. They hoped that the record would fail and that failure would lead him to get a more conventional job that embraced his college studies. This wasn’t the case, the record was very successful;...