Jim Croce secured his final No. 1 while alive with “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” The jaunty hit took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in 1973, a few months prior to his ...

“I accept this award in memory of Jim Croce, who was a very talented man.” Another pop legend paid tribute to Croce that spring. Frank Sinatra covered “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” His brassy ...

As Steve Lacy earns his first No. 1 with "Bad Habit," check out all the "baddest" chart-toppers. By Danielle Pascual In the long history of the Billboard Hot 100, it’s pretty rare for a specific ...

The farmhouse was where Jim Croce wrote his biggest hits: "You Don't Mess Around With Jim," "New York's Not My Home," "Operator," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and "Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)." ...

Bad Leroy Brown" on the Croce Plays Croce tour Jeff Moore/ZUMA Press Wire Jim Croce was bound for his next concert when he boarded a chartered plane in Natchitoches, Louisiana, on Sept.

Singer-songwriter Jim Croce made a name for himself with "I Got a Name," “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Operator,” and other hits. Just 30 years old, he died in a plane crash in northwest ...

Bad Leroy Brown” and “Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)” were all written at the family’s home in Pennsylvania where he was raised. Husband and wife duo The Croces (Jim Croce and Ingrid Croce ...

WESTBURY, NY — The career of 1970s singer/songwriter Jim Croce was tragically cut short ... known for such classics as ...

A.J. Croce/Instagram Jim and Ingrid welcomed A.J., born ... Mess Around with Jim,” “New York’s Not My Home,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)” were all ...