On September 20, 1973, at the height of his popularity and the day before the lead single to his fifth album, I Got a Name, was released, Croce, Muehleisen, and four others died in a plane crash. His music continued to chart throughout the 1970s following his death.

Oct 25, 1973 · Natchitoches, La. — Pop singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, was killed September 20th when the single-engine plane in which he and five others were riding hit a tree on takeoff. The other...

Sep 20, 2023 · Jim Croce's life was tragically cut short on Sept. 20, 1973, in a plane crash after a Louisiana concert.

Sep 18, 2023 · Jim Croce's 'Time in a Bottle' reached No. 1 after he died. Other big hits were 'Bad, Bad Leroy Brown' and 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim.'

Apr 2, 2014 · He died in a tragic plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana on September 20, 1973, at the age of 30. American folk singer, songwriter and performer Jim Croce was born James Joseph Croce on...

Sep 20, 2023 · Jim Croce was 30 years old. After news of Croce’s tragic death broke, a new wave of interest in his music occurred. I Got a Name was released posthumously on December 1, 1973 and peaked at...

Sep 20, 2023 · Jim Croce’s music, in the wake of his untimely passing at the age of 30, resonated even more deeply with the public. On September 21, just a day after Croce’s tragic demise, the single “I Got a Name” was released as planned and became a Top 10 hit.

Sep 20, 2023 · Singer-songwriter Jim Croce and 5 others were killed when their chartered plane crashed during takeoff in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The native Pennsylvanian is commemorated with a historical marker erected at his former home in Lyndell in 2022. https://t.co/WmiJAYdT1u pic.twitter.com/I7UY6oh9ay.

Sep 20, 2023 · It was 50 years ago today, that legendary singer Jim Croce and five other people were killed in a plane crash after performing at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. Dan McDonald, who was a student reporter for Northwestern’s student newspaper, says there were details about the concert that stands out in his memory…

Sep 20, 2023 · Fifty years ago today (Sept. 20), Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana, during a concert tour of southern colleges.