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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.
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.
Life and Times is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in January 1973. [5] [6] The album contains the No. 1 Billboard chart hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". [7] Croce was nominated for two 1973 Grammy awards in the "Pop Male Vocalist" and "Record of the Year" categories for the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown". [8]
From "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" to "Time In A Bottle" Jim Croce's songs remain timeless classics. Jim Croce's 10 Best Songs! Celebrate the Great Singer-Songwriter 50 Years After His Death
Jim Croce was an American singer-songwriter with five studio albums and 12 singles to his credit. His posthumously -released fifth studio album was completed just prior to his 1973 death, and seven singles were also posthumously issued, one of which was " Time in a Bottle " from a previous album You Don't Mess Around with Jim .
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.
Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released on September 26, 1974, by ABC Records.The album was Croce's second posthumous release following his 1973 death in an airplane crash.
With constant touring becoming a grind, and a No. 1 record on the charts ("Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"), Muehleisen and Croce returned to New York's The Hit Factory in the summer of 1973 to record Croce's third record as a solo artist. Recording sessions were sandwiched between tour stops, and the final song was finished on September 14, 1973.