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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University (THE CONVERSATION) On Thursday, Sept. 20, ...