I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story

I Got a Name: The Jim Croce Story

Jim Croce, singer-songwriter of the #1 hits <i>Bad Bad Leroy Brown</i> and <i>Time in a Bottle</i>, was at the height of his career when his life was cut short in a plane crash while on tour. Just 30 years old on September 20, 1973, Jim was revered by an adoring audience for his gentle melodies and everyman demeanor.<p> Now, for the first time, this memoir reveals the man behind the denim jackets and signature mustache, a hard-working, wry charmer who was also beset with exhaustion at the sheer magnitude of his own success. <i>I Got a Name</i>, told with full access to everyone who knew and loved Jim Croce, is at once a revealing portrait of a great artist and a moving love story.</p>