How about we start the week with a pair of songs from one of music’s great storytellers. Jim Croce was taken from us in a tragic plane crash when he was just 30 years old but left behind a tremendous musical legacy. This 1974 television performance showcases his two artistic sides – reflective poet and barroom storyteller – in the form of “I’ve Got a Name” and “Bad Bad Leroy Brown”.
About the author: Mild-mannered corporate executive by day, excitable Twangville denizen by night.