Left: Jim Croce performing; Right: A.J. Croce at The GRAMMY Museum on July 22, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Jim Croce’s legacy is carried on through his son, A.J. Croce. The “Time in a Bottle” ...

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 ...

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 ...

A.J. Croce will present “Croce Plays Croce,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 at Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theatre. “‘Croce Plays Croce’ starts where the songbook ends, and the story begins by delivering a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jim Croce was a shooting star in the music world at the age of 30. He had released five albums, with his third, “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” featuring the song “Time in a Bottle.” The song ...

For the last few years, A.J. Croce has been messin’ around with Jim. Jim Croce that is. His father, a 1970s soul-folk-pop sensation, had a string of hits, including “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim”, ...

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 ...

It’s been 50 years since folk singer Jim Croce lost his life in a tragic Louisiana plane crash. Only 30 years old, his hit singles “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” fueled ...