Over the years, fans and friends have written to me about Jim Croce and how he has touched their lives. It is always a wonderful feeling to know that Jim’s music and memories continue to inspire others. The letters, photos and musical tributes that people have shared with us have helped to keep Jim’s spirit and music alive.
If you feel moved to write about how Jim has touched your life we’d love to hear your story. Please email us here.
Hello Ingrid,
My name is x my friends call me x, 1967 was my year of birth . As a child I grew up listening to Jim's music thanks entirely to my Mom. I think by the time I was ten years old I knew every song by heart. my mother passed away on November 12th 2000. It wasn't until a few years later on "May 18th my Mothers Birthday" that I was driving down the road I was thinking about my Mom when I clicked on the radio in the car and right from the first guitar note one of his songs came on the radio I think it was "Time in a bottle" I was instantly brought back to being that 10 year old kid listening to that big wooden console record player that played records . god i wish i still hat that thing . anyway i never really / really cried when my mother passed I was in a daze pretty much all through those days in November but on that day the 18th of May I cried like a baby Keep in mind I'm a 6'5" 265 lb man that just doesn't cry, period.
Your husbands song brought me to my knees. After I was done it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off of me it had been raining all weekend , as i started to drive again the clouds cleared i saw the sun start peeking threw the clouds and ahead of me was the most beautiful rainbow i have ever seen . To this day I believe my mother or your husband had something to do with that song being played that time and day.One reason being no one drives my car but me. I always listen to the same radio station in my car & it wasn't on my normal station. i have all my preset stations programed to the same station that I listen to . So some one had to manually change that station & it was not me. well now i have 2 stations i listen to. No song has ever touched me the way that song did . so now every time I feel like i want to be close to my mother i toss in one of your husbands CD's & she is right there with me. Is there a song he wrote that reminds you of him besides .. "Operator" Did he write that for you? Was there really a Ray? Do you have any home Cd's you might want to copy and share/ I'd love to hear something for lack of a better word "New"so to speak of Jim singing? I would cherish them if you did
P.S. My fathers name was x he passed on Feb.6th 2005. & the song " Don't mess around with Jim" always reminds me of him!!