Jim Croce ndi m'modzi mwa akatswiri odziwika bwino a anthu aku America komanso ojambula nyimbo. Pantchito yake yayifupi yolenga, yomwe idafupikitsidwa momvetsa chisoni mu 1973, adakwanitsa kutulutsa ma Albums 5 ndi nyimbo zopitilira 10.
Young Jim Croce
Woimba tsogolo anabadwa mu 1943 mu umodzi wa madera kum'mwera kwa Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Makolo ake, James Alberto ndi Flora Croce, anali ochokera ku Italy ochokera ku dera la Abruzzo komanso ku chilumba cha Sicily. Ubwana wa mnyamatayo unadutsa mumzinda wa Upper Darby, kumene anamaliza sukulu ya sekondale.
Kuyambira ali mwana, analibe chidwi ndi nyimbo. Kale ali ndi zaka 5, adaphunzira nyimbo ya "Dona waku Spain" pa accordion. Ali wachinyamata, adaphunzira kuimba gitala bwino, yomwe pambuyo pake idakhala chida chake chomwe amachikonda kwambiri. Ali ndi zaka 17, Jim adamaliza maphunziro ake kusekondale ndikulowa ku Malvern College. Ndiyeno - ku yunivesite ya Villanova, kumene anaphunzira za psychology ndi German mozama.
Monga wophunzira, Croce ankathera pafupifupi nthawi yake yonse yaulere pa nyimbo. Anayimba m'kwaya yaku yunivesite, adachita ngati DJ ku disco zakomweko, komanso adachita nawo pulogalamu yanyimbo pa wailesi ya WKVU. Kenako adalenga gulu lake loyamba, Spiers wa Villanova, zomwe zinaphatikizapo anzake ku kwaya yunivesite. Mu 1965, Jim anamaliza maphunziro a bachelor mu sociology.
Chiyambi cha Ntchito Yoyimba ya Jim Croce
Malinga ndi kukumbukira kwa Croce, osati kokha pamene anali kuphunzira ku yunivesite, koma ngakhale atamaliza maphunziro ake, sanaganizire mozama za ntchito yoimba. Komabe, malinga ndi woimbayo, chifukwa cha kutenga nawo mbali mu kwaya ndi gulu la Villanova Spiers, adapeza chidziwitso chamtengo wapatali pamasewero a anthu.
Makamaka, Jim adayamikira ulendo wachifundo ku Africa ndi Middle East, womwe unaphatikizapo gulu lake la ophunzira mu 1960s. Paulendowu, omwe adachita nawo ulendowu adalumikizana kwambiri ndi anthu amderalo. Iwo ankapita kunyumba zawo n’kumaimba nawo limodzi nyimbo.
Koma ngakhale atalandira dipuloma, Croce sanasiye zomwe amakonda, akupitiriza kukhala DJ mu disco. Adaseweranso nyimbo zamoyo m'malesitilanti ndi malo odyera ku Philadelphia. Apa mu repertoire yake panali nyimbo zosiyanasiyana - kuchokera rock mpaka blues, chirichonse chimene alendo analamula.
M’zaka zimenezi anakumana ndi mkazi wake wam’tsogolo Ingrid, amene anakhala wothandizira wokhulupirika ndi wosilira kwambiri. Kuti apeze chilolezo cha ukwati kwa makolo a mtsikanayo, omwe anali Ayuda a Orthodox, Jim anatembenuka kuchoka ku Chikhristu kupita ku Chiyuda.
Ukwati unachitika mu 1966, ndipo Croce adalandira $500 ngati mphatso yaukwati kuchokera kwa makolo ake. Ndalama zonsezi zidayikidwa pojambula nyimbo yoyamba ya Facets.
Idajambulidwa mu situdiyo yaying'ono ndikutulutsidwa m'makope ochepera a 500. Anayamba ndi makolo a woimba tsogolo - James Alberto ndi Flora. Iwo ankayembekezera kuti, atatsimikizira okha za "kulephera" kuyesa kukhala woimba, mwana wawo adzasiya chizolowezi chake ndi kuika maganizo ake pa ntchito yake yaikulu. Koma zinasintha mosiyana - album yoyamba, ngakhale kufalitsidwa kochepa, idayamikiridwa kwambiri ndi omvera. Zolemba zonse zidagulitsidwa munthawi yochepa.
Njira yovuta ya Jim Croce kutchuka
Kupambana kwa album yoyamba kunasintha kwambiri moyo wa Jim. Iye anali wotsimikiza kotheratu kuti sayansi ya chikhalidwe cha anthu sinali mphamvu yake. Ndipo chinthu chokhacho chomwe chidamusangalatsa chinali nyimbo. Croce anayamba kupereka zoimbaimba, kupanga zisudzo ndalama zake zazikulu.
Woyamba wa zoimbaimba payekha zinachitika mu mzinda wa Lima (Pennsylvania), kumene anaimba duet ndi mkazi wake Ingrid. Poyamba ankaimba nyimbo za oimba otchuka a nthawi imeneyo. Koma pang'onopang'ono, nyimbo zolembedwa ndi Jim zinayamba kupambana mu repertoire ya awiriwa.
Nkhondo ya ku Vietnam itayambika, kuti asaitanidwe kutsogolo, Croce adadzipereka ku US National Guard. Pambuyo demobilization, mu 1968 woimbayo anakumana ndi mnzake m'kalasi, amene pa nthawi imeneyo anali sewerolo nyimbo. Jim ndi mkazi wake ataitanidwa, anasamuka ku Philadelphia kupita ku New York. Chimbale chawo chachiwiri Jim & Ingrid Croce chinatulutsidwa kumeneko, chojambulidwa kale pamlingo wapamwamba kwambiri.
Zaka zingapo zotsatira tinathera kukaona malo ku North America, kumene Jim ndi Ingrid anaimba limodzi nyimbo za mu chimbale chawo choyamba. Komabe, maulendowa sanathe kubweza ndalama zomwe zinagwiritsidwa ntchito paulendowu. Ndipo banjali limayenera kugulitsa gitala la Jim kuti alipire ngongole zawo.
Zolephera za ojambula
Chifukwa cha zimenezi, iwo anachoka ku New York n’kukakhala pa famu ya kumidzi, kumene Croce ankagwira ntchito yaganyu monga dalaivala komanso wokonza manja. Mwana wake Adrian atabadwa, anaphunziranso ntchito yomanga kuti azisamalira banja lake.
Ngakhale kuyesa koyamba kulephera kugonjetsa Olympus nyimbo, Jim sanasiye zoyesayesa zake. Analemba nyimbo zatsopano, ngwazi zomwe nthawi zambiri zimakhala anthu ozungulira - mabwenzi ochokera ku bar, anzako a malo omanga ndi oyandikana nawo.
Jim anali ndi chidwi pakupanga nthawi yonseyi. Ndipo pamapeto pake banjali linasamukira ku Philadelphia. Apa, woimbayo adapeza ntchito pawayilesi ya R&B AM monga wopanga zotsatsa zanyimbo.
Mu 1970, anakumana ndi woimba Maury Mühleisen, anakumana naye kudzera mabwenzi. Wopanga Salviolo, yemwe Croce ankagwira naye ntchito panthawiyo, adayamba kuchita chidwi ndi luso la Mori. Womalizayo anali ndi maphunziro apamwamba a nyimbo. Talente yachinyamatayo inaimba bwino, kuimba gitala ndi piyano bwino. Kuyambira pamenepo, gawo lopambana kwambiri la ntchito yolenga ya Jim Croce inayamba - mgwirizano wake ndi Mühleisen.
Nyimbo yosweka ya Jim Croce
Poyamba, Jim adangokhala ngati woperekeza, koma pambuyo pake adakhala abwenzi ofanana pasiteji. Pa zojambulira situdiyo, nthawi zina, Croce anali soloist, ndipo ena, mnzake. Pamodzi ndi Mori, adalemba ma Albums ena atatu, omwe adatamandidwa kwambiri ndi omvera ndi otsutsa.
Kutchuka pang'onopang'ono koma ndithudi kunapeza Croce. Nyimbo zolembedwa ndi kuimbidwa ndi iye zinamveka mowonjezereka m’mawailesi ndi m’maprogramu oimba a pawailesi yakanema. Jim ndi Maury anatumiziridwanso kapepala koitanira anthu kukaimba m’mizinda yosiyanasiyana ya m’dzikoli komanso kunja.
Mu 1973, Croce ndi Mühleisen adayenda ulendo waukulu ku United States, nthawi yomwe ikugwirizana ndi kutulutsidwa kwa chimbale chotsatira (chomaliza kwa iwo). Pambuyo pa konsati ku Louisiana, ndege yobwereketsa yachinsinsi idagunda mitengo ndikugwa pakunyamuka pa eyapoti ya Natchitoches.
Mzinda wotsatira pa ulendowo unali Sherman (Texas), kumene iwo sanadikire oimba. Anthu 6 onse amene anali m’ngalawamo anaphedwa. Ena mwa iwo anali Jim Croce, mnzake wapasiteji Maury Mühleisen, wochita bizinesi, wotsogolera konsati ndi womuthandizira wake, komanso woyendetsa ndege.
