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

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 ...

On September 20, 1973, Jim Croce was on the cusp of superstardom when he died in a tragic accident. The folk-soft rock singer was just 30 years old when he and five others were killed in a ...

In 1973, a tender soft rock ballad about time, love and mortality took on an even deeper meaning after the sudden death of the man who wrote it. "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce became a No. 1 hit on ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary singer-songwriter Jim Croce had one of the biggest songs of the summer in 1973, but less than two months after scoring ...