This year marks the 50th anniversary of Songwriter Hall of Fame artist Jim Croce’s death.  Croce was just 30 years old when he died in a plane crash; leaving behind a wife and two year old son A.J.

As the saying goes, the apple did not fall far from the tree as A.J. has taken up his father’s torch and continues to perform and play his father’s music.

This fall, A.J. will launch a 50th anniversary tour that will feature the music from Jim Croce’s albums “Life and Times” and the final album Croce recorded “I Got a Name”.  Music from the album “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” will also be featured.

The performance will include a multi-media presentation to accompany the music.

A.J. spoke on the upcoming tour saying, “the audience reaction has been so great.  The shows we did last year were not only met with a huge response, but I learned so much about what works and what resonates, we knew we had to keep going.”

He added, “we’ll be playing songs representative from all three albums, and also some songs the audience might not know from more obscure artists that I realized connected me and my father. It was those songs that eventually led me to do this show in the first place.”

This summer BMG has planned anniversary releases of the Croco albums “Life and Times” and “I Got a Name” that will include limited colour vinyl albums and special boxed sets.

Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary Tour dates:
Oct 27 at the Aria Ballroom in Springfield, MA
Oct 28 at The Wilbur in Boston, MA
Oct 30 at the Count Baise Center for the Arts in Red Bank, NJ
Nov 1 at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, PA
Nov 2 at the Sandler Center for the Perofrming Arts in Virginia Beach, VA
Nov 4 at The Town Hall in New York City, NY
Nov 5 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA
Nov 7 at the Kodak Center in Rochester, NY
Nov 8 at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in Munhall, PA
Nov 9 at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, OH
Nov 12 at the Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI
Nov 15 at the Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines, IA
Nov 17 at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25 at the Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL
Nov 26 at the Parker Playhouse in Ft Lauderdale, FL
Nov 28 at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL
Nov 29 at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, FL