Song Diving With AJ Croce

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We dive in with AJ Croce, son of the late Jim Croce and the driving force behind the Croce plays Croce tour, a live show that blends his own songs with his father’s classics. We talk about songs he’s written, including “That’s Me in the Bar,” “So Much Fun,” “Reunion,” and “Finest Line,” along with the legacy of Jim Croce songs like “Operator,” “Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” and the music that shaped how AJ hears and writes songs, from Ray Charles and Little Richard to Fats Waller and Billie Holiday.

AJ reflects on the uncanny moment of discovering that the deep cuts he had fallen in love with were already part of his father’s archived cover recordings. We also talk about the roots of American music, the merging of musical cultures, and how limitation and simplification can sharpen a song.

It’s a conversation rooted in history, craft, and a deep understanding of American music.

*Bonus: AJ Croce’s Song Diving Mixtape with songs from the conversation!