UJim Croce ungomunye wabaculi abadumile baseMelika kanye nama-blues. Phakathi nomsebenzi wakhe omfushane wokudala, owanqanyulwa kabuhlungu ngo-1973, wakwazi ukukhipha ama-albhamu angu-5 nezingoma ezihlukene ezingaphezu kwe-10.
Intsha uJim Croce
Umculi esizayo wazalwa ngo-1943 kwelinye lamaphethelo aseningizimu Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Abazali bakhe, uJames Alberto noFlora Croce, babengabafuduki base-Italy abavela esifundeni sase-Abruzzo nasesiqhingini saseSicily. Umntwana womfana wadlula edolobheni lase-Upper Darby, lapho ephothula khona esikoleni esiphakeme.
Kusukela ebuntwaneni, ingane yayingenandaba nomculo. Kakade eneminyaka engu-5 ubudala, wafunda ingoma ethi "Lady of Spain" ku-accordion. Ebusheni bakhe, wafunda ukudlala kahle isiginci, kamuva okwaba insimbi yakhe ayithandayo. Lapho eneminyaka engu-17, uJim waphumelela esikoleni esiphakeme futhi wangena eMalvern College. Futhi-ke - e-Villanova University, lapho afunda khona i-psychology nesiJalimane ngokujulile.
Njengomfundi, uCroce wanikela cishe sonke isikhathi sakhe samahhala emculweni. Ucule ekwayeni yasenyuvesi, wenza njengo-DJ kuma-disco endawo, futhi ephethe uhlelo lomculo emsakazweni i-WKVU. Khona-ke wadala iqembu lakhe lokuqala, i-Spiers of Villanova, ehlanganisa nabangane bakhe abavela ekwayeni yasenyuvesi. Ngo-1965, uJim waphothula iziqu ze-bachelor in sociology.
Ukuqala Komsebenzi Womculo kaJim Croce
Ngokusho kwezikhumbuzo zikaCroce, hhayi nje lapho efunda enyuvesi, kodwa ngisho nangemva kokuthweswa iziqu, akazange acabange ngokungathí sina ngomsebenzi womculo. Noma kunjalo, ngokusho komculi, ngenxa yokubamba iqhaza kwakhe ekwayeni naseqenjini le-Villanova Spiers, wazuza ulwazi olubalulekile ekusebenzeni komphakathi.
Ikakhulukazi, uJim uncome uhambo lokupha e-Afrika naseMpumalanga Ephakathi, oluhlanganisa neqembu lakhe labafundi ngeminyaka yawo-1960. Phakathi nohambo, abahlanganyeli balolu hambo baxhumane eduze nabantu bendawo. Babevakashela amakhaya abo futhi bacule nabo izingoma.
Kodwa ngisho nangemva kokuthola idiploma, uCroce akazange ashiye umsebenzi wakhe wokuzilibazisa, eqhubeka nokusebenza njengo-DJ kuma-disco. Ubuye wadlala umculo obukhoma ezindaweni zokudlela nezindawo zokudlela ePhiladelphia. Lapha ku-repertoire yakhe kwakukhona imiculo ehlukene - kusukela ku-rock kuya ku-blues, yonke into eyayala izivakashi.
Phakathi nale minyaka, wahlangana nomkakhe wesikhathi esizayo u-Ingrid, owaba umsizi wakhe othembekile nomthandi ozinikele kakhulu. Ukuze athole imvume yomshado kubazali bentombazane, ababengamaJuda angama-Orthodox, uJim waze waguquka ebuKristwini waya ebuJudeni.
Umshado wenziwa ngo-1966, futhi uCroce wathola u-$500 njengesipho somshado kubazali bakhe. Yonke le mali yafakwa ekuqoshweni kwe-albhamu yokuqala ethi Facets.
Yaqoshwa ku-studio esincane futhi yakhululwa ngohlelo olulinganiselwe lwamakhophi angu-500. Isinyathelo sathathwa ngabazali bomculi wesikhathi esizayo - uJames Alberto noFlora. Babenethemba lokuthi, ngemva kokuqiniseka ngokuthi "ukwehluleka" kokuzama ukuba umculi, indodana yabo izoshiya umsebenzi wayo wokuzilibazisa futhi igxile emsebenzini wayo oyinhloko. Kodwa kwavela okuphambene - i-albhamu yokuqala, naphezu kokusakazwa okuncane, yaziswa kakhulu izethameli. Wonke amarekhodi adayiswe aphela ngesikhathi esifushane.
Umgwaqo onzima kaJim Croce wodumo
Impumelelo ye-albhamu yokuqala yashintsha kakhulu impilo kaJim. Wayeqiniseka ngokuqinile ukuthi isayensi yezokuhlalisana kwabantu yayingeyona inhlanhla yakhe. Futhi okuwukuphela kwento eyayimthakazelisa kwakuwumculo. UCroce waqala ukunikeza amakhonsathi, okwenza amakhonsathi abe yimali yakhe eyinhloko.
Ikhonsathi yakhe yokuqala eyedwa yenzeke edolobheni laseLima (Pennsylvania), lapho acula khona i-duet nomkakhe u-Ingrid. Ekuqaleni bacula izingoma zabaculi abadumile bangaleso sikhathi. Kodwa kancane kancane, umculo owabhalwa uJim waqala ukunqoba ku-repertoire ye-duo.
Ngokugqashuka kweMpi YaseVietnam, ukuze angabizwa phambili, uCroce wavolontiya ku-US National Guard. Ngemva kokuxoshwa, ngo-1968, lo mculi wahlangana nomfundi ayefunda naye, owayesengumdidiyeli womculo ngaleso sikhathi. Ngesimemo sakhe, uJim nomkakhe bathutha ePhiladelphia baya eNew York. I-albhamu yabo yesibili ethi Jim & Ingrid Croce yakhululwa lapho, kakade iqoshwe ezingeni eliphezulu lochwepheshe.
Iminyaka embalwa eyalandela yachithwa sivakashela izindawo eziningi eNyakatho Melika, lapho uJim no-Ingrid bacula izingoma ze-albhamu yabo yokuqala ndawonye. Nokho, lezi zivakashi azikwazanga ukubuyisela imali esetshenziswe kuzo. Futhi lo mbhangqwana kwaze kwadingeka ukuthi uthengise iqoqo lesiginci likaJim ukuze ukhokhe izikweletu zawo.
Ukwehluleka kwabaculi
Ngenxa yalokho, basuka eNew York bayohlala epulazini lasemaphandleni, lapho uCroce esebenza khona isikhathi esithile njengomshayeli nomsizi. Ngemva kokuzalwa kwendodana yakhe u-Adrian, waphinde waqeqeshwa njengomakhi ukuze ondle umkhaya wakhe.
Naphezu komzamo wokuqala ongaphumelelanga wokunqoba i-Olympus yomculo, uJim akazange ayeke imizamo yakhe. Wabhala izingoma ezintsha, amaqhawe avame ukuba abantu abaseduze kwakhe - abajwayelene nabo be-bar, ozakwabo abavela endaweni yokwakha kanye nomakhelwane nje.
UJim wayenentshisekelo yokusungula sonke lesi sikhathi. Futhi ekugcineni umndeni waphinde wathuthela ePhiladelphia. Lapha, umculi uthole umsebenzi esiteshini somsakazo i-R&B AM njengomdali wezikhangiso zomculo.
Ngo-1970, wahlangana nomculi Maury Mühleisen, wahlangana naye ngokusebenzisa abangane mutual. Umdidiyeli uSalviolo, uCroce ayesebenza naye ngaleso sikhathi, waba nesithakazelo ethalenteni likaMori. Laba bakamuva babenemfundo yomculo wakudala. Ikhono elincane lalicula kahle, lidlala kahle isiginci nopiyano. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ingxenye ephumelela kakhulu yomsebenzi wokudala kaJim Croce yaqala - ukusebenzisana kwakhe noMühleisen.
Ingoma kaJim Croce ephukile
Ekuqaleni, uJim wenza kuphela njengomsizi, kodwa kamuva baba abalingani abalinganayo esiteji. Ekurekhodweni kwe-studio, kwezinye izimo, uCroce wayengumculi oyedwa, kanti kwabanye, umlingani wakhe. Bekanye noMori, baqopha amanye ama-albhamu amathathu, athola ukunconywa okukhulu ngabalaleli nabagxeki.
Ukuduma kancane kodwa ngokuqinisekile kwazuza u-Croce. Izingoma azibhalayo nazenziwa nguye bese zizwakala kakhulu emisakazweni nasezinhlelweni zomculo zethelevishini. UJim noMaury bathunyelwa izimemo ezengeziwe zokuyocula emadolobheni ahlukahlukene aleli zwe nakwamanye amazwe.
Ngo-1973, uCroce noMühleisen bathatha uhambo olukhulu lwase-United States, olufike ngesikhathi ukuze luhambisane nokukhishwa kwe-albhamu ehlangene elandelayo (eyokugcina kubo). Ngemuva kwekhonsathi e-Louisiana, indiza yangasese eqashiwe yashayisa izihlahla futhi yaphahlazeka ngesikhathi isuka esikhumulweni sezindiza saseNatchitoches.
Idolobha elilandelayo ohambweni kwaba Sherman (Texas), lapho abazange balinde abadlali. Bonke abantu abangu-6 ababesemkhunjini babulawa. Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uJim Croce, umlingani wakhe wasesiteji uMaury Mühleisen, usomabhizinisi, umqondisi wekhonsathi nomsizi wakhe, nomshayeli wendiza.
