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 ...

The back cover of You Don't Mess Around with Jim, a seminal album in the author's musical upbringing, which remains in pristine condition in his personal record collection Credit: Photo by Jesse ...

The only thing more iconic than Jim Croce’s mustache was his music. The folk star left behind a rich catalog of bright, vibrant music made up of songs that drew from his personal life and experiences.

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 ...

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 ...

Seconds after taking off from an airport in Natchitoches, La., on the night of Sept. 20, 1973, the small plane carrying musician Jim Croce clipped a tree in the darkness and crashed, killing all six ...

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 ...