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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...