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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
25 Feb 24
Talk about a tragedy! Today’s look back at one of the plane crashes that took the life of a musician highlights a number of recurring themes in this countdown…including “the height of their career,” bad weather, and pilot error....
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
1 May 23
Welcome to May! And, with it, a new countdown. This time around, we’re going back to 1973. That means these songs — many of which you probably know and sing along with — are fifty years old this year. Wow! As always, the...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
27 Jul 22
It’s been a fun time looking back half a century at these songs throughout the month of July. I’m in the top five favorite hits from 1972 now. Here’s one that you couldn’t leave off a list like this, no matter how hard you...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
27 Dec 21
This has always been one of my favorite songs, but after loosing my cousin and Aunt it speaks to me even more. Much of my childhood was marked by music, songs played on the radio, vd's, tapes, and yes even LP's, but Jim Croce was...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
20 Sep 21
September 20 is a sad day in music history. On this day the music world lost two great songwriters. On September 20, 1984, Steve Goodman, best known for writing “City of New Orleans,” died after a week in a coma following a bone...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
8 Sep 21
Time to step in the way back machine for today’s song of the day to December of 1973, when this song was released sadly it was released posthumously, as the talented singer died on September.20.1973 in a plane crash. Of course...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
16 Jun 21
Yesterday too depressing for the song selection? Fear not, as today’s song with “queen” in the title will make you dance and chuckle. You gotta have the mix, and I do! Here’s today’s song.
[b]#7: Roller Derby Queen - Jim...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
24 Apr 21
Two words come to mind after you’ve had enough birthdays: “old” and “age.” I’m taking those two words and enjoying two countdowns of songs with “old” and “age” in the titles. I’m mixing up with one goes first, too. You can...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
9 Sep 20
I am a fan of the late great Jim Croce, he died a few years before I was born, but I grew up listening to him, because my parents had.
I really love this name, because it is such a strong and powerful reminder that we are all...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
5 Aug 20
I thought it was time to go old school for this one, and share a favorite of mine by the late great Jim Croce, sadly he died in a plane Crash in 1973, a few years before I was born.
Time in a Bottle was written upon learning his...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
31 Jan 20
Jim Croce was born on January 10, 1943 and was an American folk and rock singer and songwriter. His genres were folk, folk rock, rock and soft rock. From 1966 to 1973 he released 5 albums and several singles. "Bad, Bad Leroy...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
4 Oct 19
One of my favorite vocal artists and songs is "Operator" by Jim Croce (below).
Croce was born in 1943 and was an American folk, rock and soft rock singer/songwriter. His first two albums were not successful; so he took various...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
16 Jul 19
I grew up on Jim Croce’s music, and my nieces grew up listening to it with me, and I’m sure I’ll make some memories with Paisley revolving around these songs as well.
https://youtu.be/YcqauC49Xmc
I hope you enjoy the song of...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
9 May 19
Once again it is a song by the late and extremely talented Jim Croce I choose for the Song of the Day! I grew up listening to his music, and I still love listening to his music!
https://youtu.be/VhQ74N8b9Vg
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
27 Apr 19
I once again find myself being a bit nostalgic and turning to Jim Croce for the song of the Night! This time it is Operator I choose! Such a good song!
Sadly we lost Jim Croce too soon, but even nearly five decades later his...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
11 Apr 19
Originally written for his son,, this was another one of Jim Croce ‘s hits and a personal favorite! It may have been that Jim Croce had a sense that his time was short, prompting him to write this for AJ when he learned his wife...
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
@Michellekidwell (29953)
• Sonora, California
11 Apr 19
AJ Croce is the son of the late Jim Croce, who did Just before his second birthday though he was young when his Father died, AJ Croce in many ways takes after his Father musically.
I Got A Name was of course originally sung by...
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Dec 18
One of the most poignant songs ever made all the more so by singer-songwriter Jim Croce’s untimely September 1973 death in a plane crash.
“If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing I would like to do is to save every day...
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I not only swiped @teamfreak16 ‘s idea for a countdown of songs with real people’s names in the title, I also came up with the idea for ten songs that have fictional people’s names in the title. Note: no politicians will be used...
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43602)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Sep 17
It was @NJChicaa that suggested this particular music series, which is a countdown based upon MTV Unplugged. Since I really didn't watch it that much, I am doing an acoustic series instead. We are at #9: "Operator (That's Not the...
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