On this day, December 29, 1973, this tragically short-lived songwriter scored his second and final No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

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 ...

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 ...

Never let it be said that A.J. Croce used nepotism as a crutch towards 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 ...

The son of late folk-rock visionary Jim Croce and his wife, singer-songwriter Ingrid Croce, A.J. became a piano virtuoso at a young age, destined to follow in his famous father's musical greatness. At ...