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Today's country sucks with people like Beyonce, Nas, jelly Roll and a whole bunch of others. So, I'm posting classic/traditional country music!!

James Joseph Croce (/ˈkroʊtʃiː/ KROH-chee;[1] January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Croce's set list covered several genres, including blues, country, rock and roll and folk.

Tonight's double shot of great country music!

"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" is the title of a posthumously released single by the American singer-songwriter Jim Croce.



"Time in a Bottle" is a song by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. He wrote the lyrics after his wife Ingrid told him she was pregnant in December 1970




Bonus tracks

"I Got a Name" is a 1973 single recorded by Jim Croce with lyrics by Norman Gimbel and music by Charles Fox.



"You Don't Mess Around with Jim" is a 1972 strophic (all verses have the same tune) story song by Jim Croce



"Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)" is a 1972 song written by Jim Croce. Croce's record was released on August 23, 1972.



"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,



"It Doesn't Have to Be That Way" is a song written and recorded by Jim Croce for his 1973 album Life and Times.



"Box #10"



Jim Croce had his last Hot 100 hit in 1976 when Lifesong Records released "Chain Gang Medley", a medley which included this song as well as "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)" and "Searchin'."



Jim Croce - Texas Rodeo



"Walkin' Back to Georgia"- Jim Croce



"Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy)"- Jim Croce



"Country Girl"- Jim Croce



"Alabama Rain"- Jim Croce



"Cigarettes, Whiskey and Wild Wild Women"- Jim Croce



Jim Croce - Until It's Time For Me To Go



"In the Jailhouse Now" The earliest known version was written in 1915 by Davis and Stafford. It later became associated with Jimmie Rodgers, by way of the yodeling country music versions he recorded in 1928 and 1930



"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley.



"Mama Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. A demo recording of "Mama Tried" was recorded by Jim Croce. It was released in the 2003