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 ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Back in the 1970s, when hair was long and dresses were short, Jim Croce shook up the music scene with his rock, pop, R&B, blues and soul-infused sounds. His entire career ...

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Editor's note: The following story was first published by the USA Today Network on Sept. 18, 2019. It's being republished now with minor updates to recognize the week of the 50th anniversary of Jim ...