Early Life. American folk singer, songwriter and performer Jim Croce was born James Joseph Croce on January 10, 1943, in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Italian Americans Jim and Flora Croce.
What was Jim Croce’s nationality?
Croce was born January 10, 1943, (although some sources say 1942) in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to James Albert Croce (April 14, 1914 – March 8, 1972) and Flora Mary (Babusci) Croce (May 28, 1913 – December 22, 2000), Italian Americans from Trasacco and Balsorano in Abruzzo and Palermo in Sicily.