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Location: Knoxville, TN | Hello all,
I'm a huge Jim Croce fan and in fact, he was the reason I bought my first Ovation; a 1988 sunburst Legend. It looks just like the one he played. I'm trying to find as many different pictures as I can of Jim playing his Ovation. Anybody out there got any? If so, please post them here and please post any thoughts you have on Jim's music. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I don't have pictures, but recommend you buy the DVD if you don't have it already. It's very touching. I'm also a big fan. I keep working on his songs, but I'm pretty slow. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Hi. A lot of us are Croce fans of his music and his guitars. Some have visited the restaurant and met his his wife as well. I'm sure there's lots of photos. Maybe a google picture search would also yield lots of results for you. Make sure you put a truss rod cover on your '88 Legend to make it "Croce Authentic". Dave |
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Location: Toronto | Jim's music is just brilliant, I've been a huge fan and only wish Jim had been around long enough to see how popular his music became.
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Location: Knoxville, TN | I have always thought Jim and his sideman Maury Muehleisen were VERY under-rated. If he had only had a little more time, I think his place in music history would be a lot higher. I have never made the trek out to San Diego yet to visit Croce's but I hope to someday. One footnote here: In the "History of Ovation Guitars" book, there is a mention of the fact that Jim's 1617 survived the plane crash that killed him. "A morbid testament to Ovation's durability" it says. Isn't that something. Their hardshell cases are very well made too, obviously. My Dad bought my first Ovation after I learned how to play his favorite song, "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)". He had told me for years that if I ever learned how to play the song, he would take me into a guitar shop and let me take my pick. Of course, I thought he would welch on the deal but he didn't. After I played "Operator" for him the first time, he said, "All right; we'll go tomorrow." When we walked in and I saw that Sunburst Legend I thought, "that's the one." I've been an Ovation enthusiast ever since. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I plan on visiting Croce's next year. That and Tony Calman would make the trip worthwhile, but I will be there for a week playing with Porsches. I liked Croce when he was a new guy and remember when he died in 73. I never learned Operator, but it's one on the list. Time In a Bottle was one I learned note by note just after he died. After a 25 year layoff I discovered I didn't know the main verses. Thanks to StephenT28, I now do a credible job, along with a good job on "I'll Have to Say I Love You", New York's Not My Home, Hard Way Every Time, Dreamin' Again, and parts of others.
It's just good basic guitar and lyrics with a vocal range that doesn't require surgery. |
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Location: Poplar Bluff Mo | You need to get "Have you heard Jim Croce live" DVD and CD. I think his Ovation is on display in his wife's restraunt. He and his partner were great talents. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Jim Croce is by far my biggest influence ... while I could only dream of the guitars that he owned, it's what got me to teach myself how to play. The "Have you heard Jim Croce live" DVD is definitely a must have! |
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Location: Knoxville, TN | Yeah, I bought the DVD the day it came out and it is awesome; they recently released a companion CD that includes a bonus song not on the DVD. Jim & Maury were unbelievable. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | I have a Croce VHS tape that is GREAT. He died too soon, but he left us some great music. I invested in a VHS to DVD cop[er thst I haven't hooked up yet, when I do, I will offer some of those old tapes to you guys as I find time.
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Location: Knoxville, TN | I believe that if Jim could have lived to have seen and heard them, he would have definitely been an "Adamas man" |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I doubt it. A LOT of great performers played ovations early in their careers only to be lured away by other companies who place a higher value on artist relations. Paul Simon, Dave Matthews, Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynn, Nancy Wilson ... |
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Location: ms | Don`t forget Garth Brooks! Opps you said great performers.... |
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| Dave Mathews??? Really? Did not know that.
Jim still would have been one of the greats, no doubt. |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Tony
Where in hell did you get that picture, that can't be a publicity photo??
Bailey |
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Location: SoCal | this is from "Jim Croce, His Life and Music", Strawberry Hill Publishing Co. (1974)...typical narrative and photos to introduce.
couple of more photos of his O but not full page... |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | Tony
As usual, great work.
Love ya
Good nighr!!
Bailey |
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Location: France | In France, Jim Croce is not very famous, just some guys like me know him.....and love him !!!
My daughter, who is 16, too, and together, we recorded that: Click and listen
Guitars: custom legend 1719 CM
adamas w598 12 strings
I hope you'll like Jim croce by my daughter (Katia) |
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Location: France | If you don't listen the song,
try here:
katia sing Jim Croce |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice....very, very nice! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Love Katia's accent...very cool sounding with the Croce song. Well done!!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Very nice job !!! |
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Location: closely held secret | Very nicely done!  |
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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | Excellant! very Jim Croce like. I bet he would have enjoyed it also. |
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