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, ...

The son of two musicians, A.J. Croce has played piano for as long as he can remember, but the 52-year-old musical artist didn't start playing guitar until he was in his 30s, a practice that helped him ...

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 ...

After years of trying to make it in the music industry, he found his breakthrough in 1972 with the album You Don’t Mess Around With Him. Sadly, much of the success surrounding that record was ...

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 ...

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A.J. Croce keeps his father’s music alive through his Croce Does Croce performances Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Rebecca Sapp/WireImage Jim Croce’s legacy is carried on through ...

Jim Croce had a short yet jam-packed career full of wisdom, success, and some of the greatest songs of the 60s and 70s. However, his career came to an abrupt end when Croce tragically passed in a ...