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 and Upper Darby native Jim Croce died in a plane crash in 1973 at, what was arguably, the height of his popularity. He was coming off a No. 1 single (“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”) and ...

Because Jim Croce’s career was just starting to gain major traction when he died in a 1973 plane crash, many fans only learned about him posthumously. His musician son, A.J. Croce, is one of them.

Called "One of the greatest young songwriters" by Rolling Stone magazine, A.J. Croce brings a new show, Croce: Two Generations of American Music. It wasn't until early 2012 that A.J. Croce for the ...

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 ...

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, ...