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20 – Punxsutawney Hometown – February 2011 - Issue #124
A Look at Pennsylvania Continued from page 15 Elvises” sold for over $100 million in 2009. And, although he disliked the Pittsburgh of his youth, Warhol gained a valuable work ethic when growing up in the city. Even the name he gave his New York City studio – The Factory – reflected his workhard approach toward making art. “What he saw was the importance of hard work. … If you consider yourself a professional, you have to know your trade,” said Sokolowski. Meanwhile, in the opposite southern corner of the state from Pittsburgh, a vibrant music scene has thrived in Philadelphia for decades. From 1957-64, “American Bandstand,” a well-known musical variety show hosted by Dick Clark, broadcast nationally from the city before it ran for two more decades out of Los Angeles. Chubby Checker, Fabian, Stan Getz, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Patti LaBelle, Pink, and Joan Jett all have ties to the Philadelphia region. Folk singer Jim Croce was born into Philly’s culture of musical diversity in 1943. “Dick Clark’s ‘American Bandstand,’ just blocks away from Jim’s Upper Darby home, introduced Jim Croce to Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and many songs by Leiber and Stoller, who were strong influences on Jim’s music,” said Croce’s widow, Ingrid Croce. Their son, A.J. Croce, added, “My father grew up in a city that was culturally diverse. It was a center for music of all genres and provided a backdrop that would influence his music and songwriting for his whole life.” As a child, Jim played accordion at a local church and listened to a wide range of performers, including Jimmy Rogers, Fats Waller, Mel Tormé, Bessie Smith, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Croce released studio albums from 1966 until an airplane crash took his life in 1973. He recorded bittersweet ballads such as “Time in a Bottle” and “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels),” along with rollicking character songs like “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim.” Ingrid felt Jim’s “knowledge of American history and song, along with his sharp intellect and humor” and an “ability to tell a story in a song” helped shape his music filled with alter-ego characters and working-class experiences. “My father had a gift for making heroes out of everyday people. His ability to connect with humor and sincere emotion is a rare gift,” said A.J. Jim Croce, like many famous musicians, often played Martin guitars. C.F. Martin & Co. even made two limited edition guitars in his honor. Originally founded by German immigrant Christian Frederick Martin, Sr. in New York City, the business moved to Nazareth in 1839. The Martin family has manufactured over one million guitars in the small Northampton County borough since then. The instruments are known for their rich tones and detailed craftsmanship. “There is nothing more that a tree wants to be than a Martin guitar,” said Martin & Co. Director of Artist & Public Relations, Limited Editions, Exhibitions & Archives Dick Boak. [This article is the seventh installment in a seven-part “Hometown” series called “A Look at Pennsylvania.”] •••
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