Jim Croce

By JANET MARIE GOOD  "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown" blasted out of my radio as I headed home from taking my boy to his place in Stoystown.  I knew all of the words to that song.  It was a classic. I could sing along and not even think about it – so I...

The Leigh Valley’s musical tastes are so hard to figure. A 1970s band with one original member will draw 6,500 people to Bethlehem’s Musikfest festival, but a lineup of three 1980s singers who among them had nine Top 10 songs......

The advent of new wave music in the 1980s made for an interesting – and fun -- decade listening. And it was the last truly new music form, with its heavy reliance on the synthesizer. But it was abundantly apparent......

There are about 10 movie ranches in the Santa Clarita area that have become increasingly busy with production, providing a big boost to the local economy. The mostly privately-owned ranches are hosting a wide range of productions, from westerns like...

For anyone wondering how singer/songwriter Ron Pope has a song that gets 20 million views on YouTube and is played on the FOX-TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” while he remains unsigned and a virtual unknown – playing......

Every showroom owner in town here has to be kicking himself or herself after Garth Brooks' return to public performance over the weekend. "You mean instead of pumping 12 gazillion dollars into a blowout production," they're surely asking today, "I......

There are places in Chicago where you go for great food, and places you go for great music. Still, we wondered: Are there places that suit both needs, without changing seats? We sent music critic Howard Reich and restaurant critic Phil Vettel out together...

Rodriguez.  Its a name recognized by many things in today’s society.  From athletes to movie stars, the name associates with many things.  Never has it been associated with the Detroit and the music Detroit it produced.  Until now. People often...

The music in any Quentin Tarantino film is an adventure unto itself, a tradition that continues with “Django Unchained,” Tarantino’s movie opening on Christmas Day. The soundtrack album was released a week ahead of the film itself, and...

In accordance with established Quentin Tarantino tradition, the upcoming soundtrack to the director's "Django Unchained" is to feature no shortage of crate-digger's delights, including Jim Croce's "I Got a Name" and vintage film music by Ennio Morricone....

1.) Ron 1.) Cherish:  The Association 2.) Rave on:  Buddy Holly 3.) Travelin' man:  Ricky Nelson 4.) Bad bad Leroy Brown:  Jim Croche 5.) Last mango in Paris:  Jimmy Buffett    2.) Kathy 1.) David Cassidy - I woke up in Love this Morning 2.) Rex...

Here are this weeks Mixtape winners! 1.) Al  1.)   Billy Joel- My Life    2.)    Jim Croce- LeRoy Brown  3.)    Elton John- The Bitch is Back 4.)    Chicago- Saturday in the Park  5.)    Paul Simon- You Can Call Me AL   2.) Steve Romero1.)...