Singer & songwriter
Jim Croce
Time in a Bottle and Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, killed in a crash at thirty.
James Joseph Croce was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write and record songs as well as perform concerts. After Croce formed a partnership with songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen in the early 1970s, his fortunes turned. Croce's breakthrough came in 1972, when his third album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle", which reached number one after his death. The follow-up album Life and Times included the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", the only number-one hit Croce had during his lifetime.
- Born
- 1943-01-10, South Philadelphia, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1973-09-20, Natchitoches, USAA Thursday, aged 30
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1943-01-10, South Philadelphia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 19°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 16°36′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 8°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 2°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 18°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°16′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 6°14′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 0°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 2°02′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 6°28′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1973-09-20, Natchitoches, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 27°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 11°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 11°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 8°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 9°16′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 2°23′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 4°06′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 21°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 4°01′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jim Croce was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.