Around 2012, Croce started playing more of his father’s music. His latest tour, Croce Plays Croce, will be at the Circus ...

Singer/songwriter Jim Croce’s third album, You Don’t Mess Around with Jim, also served as his commercial breakthrough, launching the formerly obscure guitarist from the shadowy confines of dimly lit ...

The 52-year-old is connecting with the father he barely knew by reviving songs like "Operator" and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" on the Croce Plays Croce tour Jeff Moore/ZUMA Press Wire Jim Croce was bound ...

Jim Croce wasn’t referring to himself with the song “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” but instead was telling a tale about an ill-fated pool shark. But the title nonetheless made listeners stand up ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Jim Croce was on the cusp of superstardom in 1973. His smash hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" had reached No. 1 and came on the heels of albums "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Life ...

A.J. Croce keeps his father’s music alive through his Croce Does Croce performances Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images; Rebecca Sapp/WireImage Jim Croce’s legacy is carried on through ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Jim Croce was on the cusp of superstardom in 1973. His smash hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" had reached No. 1 and came on the heels of albums "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Life ...

Singer-songwriter Adrian James “A.J.” Croce doesn’t have a vivid memory of the first time he heard the music of his late father, Jim Croce, an American folk and rock singer who died in a plane crash ...

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Jim Croce was on the cusp of superstardom in 1973. His smash hit "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" had reached No. 1 and came on the heels of albums "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" and "Life ...

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 ...