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〕 | occupation =Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1966–1973 | spouse = Ingrid (Jacobson) Croce (1963 -his death in 1973) | label = Capitol/EMI Records, ABC Records, Saja/Atlantic Records | website = }} James Joseph "Jim" Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and popular rock singer of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles. His singles "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time in a Bottle" both reached No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. ==Early life== Croce was born in South Philadelphia, to James Albert Croce and his wife Flora Mary (née Babucci), both Italian Americans. Croce took a strong interest in music at a young age. At five, he learned to play his first song on the accordion, "Lady of Spain." Croce attended Upper Darby High School in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1960, he studied at Malvern Preparatory School for a year before enrolling at Villanova University, where he majored in psychology and minored in German. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1965. Croce was a member of the Villanova Singers and the Villanova Spires. When the Spires performed off-campus or made recordings, they were known as The Coventry Lads. Croce was also a student disc jockey at WKVU (which has since become WXVU).〔Villanova ''Parents' Connection'' newsletter (Spring 2007).〕〔Stevens, Candace. ("Time to tune in to Villanova’s own WXVU" ), ''The Villanovan'', September 21, 2006, updated January 18, 2010. Retrieved on July 6, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Croce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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