In the first hit of his posthumous career, the folk legend was inspired to release the song by the recent death of his father ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Croce headshot. With his big old moustache, Roman nose and dark eyes twinkling from a lived-in, olive-skin face, Jim Croce ...

The only thing more iconic than Jim Croce’s mustache was his music. The folk star left behind a rich catalog of bright, vibrant music made up of songs that drew from his personal life and experiences.

The beloved track remains one of the most recognizable songs of the '70s.

Jim Croce is one of those artists that, despite their relatively short careers, have found a space in the annals of music history. Delivering folk gems and soft rockers, Croce was a colossal force ...

To A.J. Croce, Sept. 20 isn't about lamenting the 50th anniversary of the death of his father, singer-songwriter Jim Croce, and five others in a 1973 plane crash following his concert at Northwestern ...

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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 ...

Among other early 1970s singer-songwriters, like James Taylor and Don McLean, Jim Croce stood out with his blue-collar, workingman looks. In fact, he drove trucks and did construction work while ...