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"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" is an uptempo, strophic story song written by American folk rock singer Jim Croce. Released as part of his 1973 album Life and Times , the song was a No. 1 hit for him, spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1973.
Roland C. Daniels (November 30, 1950 – September 6, 1988), better known by his ring name "Bad Bad" Leroy Brown, was an American professional wrestler. He took his ring name from the Jim Croce song " Bad, Bad Leroy Brown ", which also became his theme song for many of his in-ring appearances.
The follow-up album Life and Times included the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", Croce's only No. 1 hit during his lifetime. On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album, I Got a Name, was released, Croce, Muehleisen, and four others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart ...
Leroy Brown (high jumper) (1902–1970), Olympic medal-winning American athlete Leroy Brown (wrestler) (1950–1988), American professional wrestler Leroy Brown, fictional protagonist of the book series Encyclopedia Brown
Telling his story. Leroy Garrett decided to retire from The Challenge after competing on Double Agents earlier this year. However, his decision to leave had a lot to do with what happened between ...
Green Bay Packers’ LeRoy Butler jumps into the crowd following an interception late in the fourth quarter of their game against the Chicago Bears in Green Bay, Wisc., on Nov. 12, 1995.
Jesse LeRoy Brown (October 13, 1926 – December 4, 1950) was a United States Navy officer. He was the first African-American aviator to complete the United States Navy's basic flight training program (though not the first African-American Navy aviator), the first African-American naval officer killed in the Korean War, and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Chris Brown's 2009 arrest for physically assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna was just the beginning of his ongoing legal issues. Brown rose to stardom after releasing ...