Intros & Instrumentals He was one of the reasons Jim Croce was Jim Croce. We may have never heard of Croce had it not been for Maury Muehleisen. Listen to the intros and instrumentals. That’s pure Muehleisen. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Maury. January 14, 1949 ~ September 20, 1973 All songs written by Jim Croce except I Got A Name by Norman Gimble and Charles Fox. | Rob Ondras Artist Page

240K views · 9.5K reactions | Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen performing live at KCET-TV, Los Angeles, during a 1973 fundraising drive. This intimate session showcased acoustic renditions of Croce’s best-loved songs. #tbt | Jim Croce | Facebook

Jim Croce and Maury Muehleisen perform Operator from their first album at the Underground News Studios in Chicago. Their new hit song “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels)” is a 1972 song written by Jim Croce. Croce’s record was released on August 23, 1972. It was the second single released from Croce’s album You Don’t Mess Around with Jim. It reached a peak of number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1972, spending twelve weeks on the chart. The