Talk:Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Bad Lee Brown
I've come across a couple of speculative references that the song might have been inspired by the character "Bad Lee Brown" in the traditional song "Little Sadie". Anyone know anything about this? BobFromBrockley (talk) 11:26, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Pop culture
in the song "Soul By the Pound" by the rapper "Common" the opening lines are "I'm as bad, bad / as Leroy Brown, Brown." Possibly worth a mention? Thoughts? I mean if the Kid Rock lyric is worth a mention, surely Common's lyrics warrant it aswell? 219.89.34.34 (talk) 09:46, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Inspiration for the Song
This section says that the inspiration for the song was a fellow he met in the Army at Fort Jackson; however the cited reference:

http://www.superseventies.com/1973_2singles.html

quotes Croce as saying they met in Fort Dix, New Jersey. On Track 12 of "Have You Heard Jim Croce Live," Croce says that it was Fort Jackson, S.C.

Anyone know what if anything is true about this? Ileanadu (talk) 03:06, 6 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I've seen it repeated that it was Fort Jackson. I grew up a few blocks away, and I know it's been printed in numerous articles. He says it in this performance. Have You Heard: Jim Croce Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTrsS8SGwx4 129.252.113.199 (talk) 13:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)


 * The following article refers to a biography which was co-authored by his widow Ingrid. It indicates that there was a platoon sergeant at Fort Jackson "whose real name was said to be Leroy Brown" but that the character in the song "was a composite of the personalities of several people he had met", including the platoon sergeant and a private from Fort Dix: https://www.thecolumbiastar.com/articles/fort-jackson-played-a-role-in-two-of-jim-croces-greatest-hits/ Gmporr (talk) 16:46, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Meet the Browns
In the Tyler Perry sitcom Meet the Browns, the main character's first name is Leroy. Contrary to the tough, nasty Leroy Brown in the song, this Brown is a foppish milquetoast. --The_Iconoclast (talk) 22:59, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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"Cover version and tribute"
Is this a better section heading than "In Culture"? It contains one cover, by Frank Sinatra, and a "tribute" track by Queen. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:27, 18 June 2022 (UTC)