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Croce grew up listening to Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, a lot of soul music, early rock 'n' roll, jazz, and blues. [2] He learned how to play the piano, inspired by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. [3] He later regained sight in one eye. [4] [5] For junior high, Croce attended Hebrew school. [6] When he was 15, in 1987, the family's house burned down. [7]
After Croce formed a partnership with the songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen in the early 1970s, his fortunes turned. Croce's breakthrough came in 1972, when his third album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle", which reached No. 1 after Croce died
A.J. Croce keeps his father’s music alive through his Croce Does Croce performances. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
The album was a result of his performance inducting his father, singer-songwriter Jim Croce, into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. [2] His record label, Private Music decided they wouldn't mount a campaign for a particular single from the album, instead they decided to let radio programmers listen to the entire album and decide for themselves ...
A.J. Croce is honoring his father's ... BMG’s release of a three-album compilation project “The Definitive Croce,” which will consist of the albums “Life and Times,” “I Got a Name ...
The younger Croce is to perform his own music and that of his late father, Jim, as well as cover songs Sept. 8 at the Southern Theatre.
Recording sessions were sandwiched between tour stops, and the final song was finished on September 14, 1973. Croce's last recording was a song written by Muehleisen, titled "Salon and Saloon", one of the few songs on Croce's solo albums where he was not the primary songwriter—the I Got a Name LP included two other non-Croce-written tunes.
At age nineteen, James was signed to his first record deal with Ear Movie Records, a label owned by Ethan James, but his early career stalled when Michael turned down a major label deal to attend UCLA on a full scholarship. Still, James' first single, "She Said Yes," recorded for $15 in studio time, was released in 1983 as part of the first ...