Fifty-three years ago today, Jim Croce was at the top of the Hot 100 for the first and only time before his tragic death.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 20, 1973, beloved singer and songwriter Jim Croce died when his chartered plane crashed into a tree during takeoff in ...

In 1974, Jim Croce's final Top 10 hit was released six months after his death. The song, "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a ...

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

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 ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Jim Croce had one of the biggest songs of the summer in 1973, but less than two months after ...

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 ...