Legendary American balladeer Jim Croce brought us the story of "Bad Bad Leroy Brown"
a cool dude from the South Side of Chicago, 6'4 and "meaner than a junk yard dog" with
a love for flashy clothes, jewelry, weapons, custom cars, and admiring females...until the
fateful day he made a pass at a pretty gal named Delores sitting at the edge of a bar...
who turned out to be the wife of a jealous man!
Released in 1973 on Croce's album, "Life and Times" the song was a Number One Hit
for him, spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard 100 in July of that year and ranked
as the Number 2 song in America by Billboard. Croce was also nominated for two
1973 Grammy Awards in the Pop Male Vocalist and Record of the Year categories
for "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown". It was his only number one single before his tragic
death in September of that year and the final single to be released during his lifetime.
(1973)
Jim Croce
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