A.J. Croce in Concert

“one of our greatest young songwriters”
- Rolling Stone Magazine.

In childhood, A.J. lost his father, Jim Croce, to a tragic plane crash and his eyesight to a brain tumor. From the ages of four to ten, he gradually regained sight in his left eye, learned to play the piano, fell in love with the music of Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder, and came into possession of his multi-platinum recording artist father’s weathered songbook and guitar.

His debut album, A.J. Croce entered the top ten U.S. jazz chart in 1993; the follow up landed again in the top ten in 1995, but this time in the Americana and Blues chart. His single “Don’t Let Me Down,” from his CD Adrian James Croce was the only song by an artist on an independent label to hit the US top 40 charts in 2005.

A.J.’s wide appeal is no secret; take a look at some of the artists with whom he has performed and recorded on stage:
Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Santana, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Ben Harper, Lyle Lovett, Rod Stewart, Morphine, B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins, Honeyboy Edwards, John Fahey, Gangstarr, John Mayall, Buddy Guy, Lenny Kravitz, Bruce Hornsby, Toni Braxton, David Garza, Fastball, Steve Poltz, and his childhood hero Ray Charles.

A.J.'s television appearances include:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Austin City Limits, Good Morning America, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CBS This Morning, VH1, MTV, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, E True Hollywood Stories, BBC’s Later with Jules Holland, and the Cable News Network.