Jim Croce’s Net Worth
Jim Croce, an American folk and rock singer and songwriter, had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death in 1973, after adjusting for inflation. He was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1943 and passed away in September 1973 at the age of 30 in a plane crash.
During his career, Jim sold 4 million albums. His debut studio album Facets was released in 1966, and he released several other albums, including Jim & Ingrid Croce, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim, Life and Times, and I Got a Name. His singles “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time in a Bottle” both reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the latter also reached #1 in Canada.
After Jim’s death, his widow Ingrid Croce-Rock sold all rights to his songs to Lefrak-Moelis Records for a reported $6 million, roughly $15 million after adjusting for inflation. Throughout the 90s, Lefrak-Moelis earned $3-4 million ever year off the songs.
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