>>why does the great ones die so early?
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>Oh man, now you made me think of Jim Croce ... simple poetry, really nice guitar, really nice guy.
Yes the "Bad Bad Leroy Brown..." man.
I forgot about him. He had several nice hits.
"Time In A Bottle" is one of my favorites.
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