On Sept. 20, 1973 beloved singer and songwriter Jim Croce died when the chartered plane he was flying in crashed into a tree during takeoff in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Croce, who wrote the hit songs ...

Singer-songwriter Jim Croce made a name for himself with "I Got a Name," “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Operator,” and other hits. Just 30 years old, he died in a plane crash in northwest Louisiana in 1973, ...

A.J. Croce was eight days shy of his second birthday when he lost his father, folk-soft rock star Jim Croce, but he is helping to keep the late balladeer's music alive. Since last year, the younger ...

Never let it be said that A.J. Croce used nepotism as a crutch toward crafting his own solo career. As the son of late singer-songwriter Jim Croce, it would have been easy for the former to come out ...

When A.J. Croce needed inspiration as a young musician, he didn't have to look very far. The part-time Southwest Florida resident said he was drawn early to the music of his father, legendary ...

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since the untimely passing of singer-songwriter Jim Croce. The legendary artist was at the peak of his success, with hits that included “Bad, Bad Leroy ...

Jim Croce was like a streaking comet in the rock ‘n’ roll sky, but his young life was cut short in an airplane crash on Sept. 20, 1973. Ten of his songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with five of ...

A.J. Croce performs “Croce Plays Croce” in the MACC’s Castle Theater on May 19 at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo For many years A.J. Croce resisted playing his father’s songs. Before his death at the age of ...