He died in a plane crash — the pilot was said to have looked exhausted and dishevelled before take-off.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — Known as a fabulous storyteller and singer/songwriter whose life was cut short in a plane crash after the release of ...

On Dec. 29, 1973, Jim Croce’s“Time in a Bottle” became the last song of the year to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The emotional ballad remained No. 1 for two weeks, knocking Charlie Rich’s “The ...

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 ...