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 ...

Jim Croce didn’t live to see the success of “Time in a Bottle.” The singer died in a plane crash in September of 1973. The song had been recorded years earlier and appeared on Croce’s first album, You ...

Jim Croce was a big deal in the 1970s. I know he would have had a crazy-good career if he had just a little more time on this earth. He enjoyed a few hits in his career, but the 1973 hit “Time In A ...

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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” ...

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 ...