Apparently nobody else has either. I thought sure this post would get a lot more traction than it has. Croce is practically a legend even though he was only around for a short time.
His songs are some of the first I remember hearing on the radio as a kid. His music was strangely comforting, like much of the music from that era. It's hard to believe he died so young!
I've never heard of any of this. I looked up his Japanese wikipedia page, and while they mention "hung up" was used for a commercial, it's just one line so I can't read about it. Interesting!
Anyway, great music that I wasn't previous familiar with! I will have to dig in tonight and listen a little more.
Very interesting. Even if you weren't familiar with AJ I would have expected you had heard of Jim. He was pretty iconic back in the day even though he wasn't on the scene for very long. It was a pretty amazing night.
My musical knowledge is oddly patchy that way. Growing up, my mom exclusively listened to Willy Nelson, and my dad to the Beach Boys (only the early surfer rock stuff). So I grew up with the 80s music that was surrounding us and I branched out backwards from there as I explored. But without any kind of guide, my exploration isn't logical or smooth. The good point to this way is that I'm always discovering great new stuff that I somehow have overlooked until now.
That is a good way to look at it! We listened to a lot of 50's, 60's, and 70's music growing up, really along with the 80's those four decades are my sweet spot. That was the foundation anyway, then from there I just listened to whatever was on the radio at the time.
Wow! How incredibly cool. I'd never heard of AJ, but his father was the poster boy for "One Brief Shining Moment". Damn he was just way too good to go so soon...
So now I have a new musical rabbit hole to 'check into'. AJ Croce here I come.
My latest 'big find' is somebody you are probably familiar with. Jason Isbell. I first heard his music in the outtake for an episode of Yellowstone. I was so impressed I watched the credits twice until I caught who it is/was.
Jason Isbell is so freaking good. My wife and I went to see him at a small local venue a year or two ago. It was a phenomenal show and he can play guitar like a beast. It's funny because the song "Cover Me Up" that kids these days associate with Morgan Wallen was actually written and originally performed by Jason. His original version is so much better. You should check out Jason and his bands cover of the song Honeysuckle Blue. So good! I'd see Jason live again in a heartbeat. His (now ex wife) Amanda Shires is pretty great too except, she isn't a Steely Dan fan. If you like Jason, you should also check out Anderson East. I hope you find some AJ stuff that you like. It's definitely sad about Jim, I never quite realized just how amazing he was until I saw this show.
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I wasn't familiar with AJ until today, but I loved his father's music. The man was a legend. But imagine growing up surrounded by legends like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. Wow! I heard Ray Charles live once, he put on an amazing performance!
Hung Up is a really good song, I'm glad you shared that one. I'm going to have to dig deeper into some of his material. I bet he was good playing his dad's material as well!
AJ's catalog of original material is definitely worth checking out. He told a funny story about how Sam Cooke and some other guy used to have Ray drive them home when they were too drunk. He had so many great stories. He also has a song that his dad started but never finished, so he finished it himself.
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What a happening places with those gigs on the go!
Croce well I have never heard of Father or Son!
More to listen to this week :)
Apparently nobody else has either. I thought sure this post would get a lot more traction than it has. Croce is practically a legend even though he was only around for a short time.
His songs are some of the first I remember hearing on the radio as a kid. His music was strangely comforting, like much of the music from that era. It's hard to believe he died so young!
I totally agree with all of that. I am bummed there aren't more songs to dig into. It's just such a shame.
He just did the one album didn't he?
It looks like about five studio albums according to Wiki, but I think that playlist I linked above covers all of his work.
I had no idea! I'll be exploring that playlist. Thanks!
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Thanks! I appreciate it. This as an amazing show and I am glad I took the chance on it.
I've never heard of any of this. I looked up his Japanese wikipedia page, and while they mention "hung up" was used for a commercial, it's just one line so I can't read about it. Interesting!
Anyway, great music that I wasn't previous familiar with! I will have to dig in tonight and listen a little more.
Very interesting. Even if you weren't familiar with AJ I would have expected you had heard of Jim. He was pretty iconic back in the day even though he wasn't on the scene for very long. It was a pretty amazing night.
My musical knowledge is oddly patchy that way. Growing up, my mom exclusively listened to Willy Nelson, and my dad to the Beach Boys (only the early surfer rock stuff). So I grew up with the 80s music that was surrounding us and I branched out backwards from there as I explored. But without any kind of guide, my exploration isn't logical or smooth. The good point to this way is that I'm always discovering great new stuff that I somehow have overlooked until now.
That is a good way to look at it! We listened to a lot of 50's, 60's, and 70's music growing up, really along with the 80's those four decades are my sweet spot. That was the foundation anyway, then from there I just listened to whatever was on the radio at the time.
Wow! How incredibly cool. I'd never heard of AJ, but his father was the poster boy for "One Brief Shining Moment". Damn he was just way too good to go so soon...
So now I have a new musical rabbit hole to 'check into'. AJ Croce here I come.
My latest 'big find' is somebody you are probably familiar with. Jason Isbell. I first heard his music in the outtake for an episode of Yellowstone. I was so impressed I watched the credits twice until I caught who it is/was.
Jason Isbell is so freaking good. My wife and I went to see him at a small local venue a year or two ago. It was a phenomenal show and he can play guitar like a beast. It's funny because the song "Cover Me Up" that kids these days associate with Morgan Wallen was actually written and originally performed by Jason. His original version is so much better. You should check out Jason and his bands cover of the song Honeysuckle Blue. So good! I'd see Jason live again in a heartbeat. His (now ex wife) Amanda Shires is pretty great too except, she isn't a Steely Dan fan. If you like Jason, you should also check out Anderson East. I hope you find some AJ stuff that you like. It's definitely sad about Jim, I never quite realized just how amazing he was until I saw this show.
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I wasn't familiar with AJ until today, but I loved his father's music. The man was a legend. But imagine growing up surrounded by legends like Ray Charles and Sam Cooke. Wow! I heard Ray Charles live once, he put on an amazing performance!
Hung Up is a really good song, I'm glad you shared that one. I'm going to have to dig deeper into some of his material. I bet he was good playing his dad's material as well!
AJ's catalog of original material is definitely worth checking out. He told a funny story about how Sam Cooke and some other guy used to have Ray drive them home when they were too drunk. He had so many great stories. He also has a song that his dad started but never finished, so he finished it himself.
That is pretty cool, Ray driving is a scary concept!
Haha, right!?
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