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 ...

SPRINGFIELD — Known as a fabulous storyteller and singer/songwriter whose life was cut short in a plane crash after the release of just two albums, Jim Croce’s legacy and songs live on in a special ...

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, ...

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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 ...

For a long time, A.J. Croce wasn't interested in playing his father's music. It wasn't that he had anything against "Operator" or "Time in A Bottle," or the other songs that endured after the elder ...

There’s a reason why A.J. Croce draws from so many styles of music: Along with being a gifted songwriter, pianist and guitarist (and the son of the late legend Jim Croce), A.J. is also a diehard music ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. A.J. Croce (left) and Jim Croce (right), in a combined press release image. A.J. Croce was a couple of decades into his career as ...