Jim Corce is smiling down on AJ.

@CalamityJane-

8 жыл бұрын

yes he is... :)

@elizabethdevries8028

3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely post. I believe he is too!

Your dad would so proud of you I meet you and your mother back in the mid 90s in city park reading pa your mother was sitting under a tree waiting for you to perform and I walked up to her and said that is your son playing tonight and she smiled and said yes it is I told her that your fathers mucic I loved since I was a little boy I'm 63 and planning to spend a weekend at your old farmhouse out side of Philadelphia. It is now a bed and breakfast I bought your first cd at your show you autograph it for me love your music thank you for that God bless you and your mother

A.J. I was 17 when your dad died and I remember crying and crying. I had all his music. He was a gifted and beautiful man.

@fromvhstodvdandmore2073

7 жыл бұрын

I remember also. My choir teacher was crying, too. We did a tribute concert a few weeks later. I had an awesome choir instructor in middle school. I was already a fan of Croce's and doing that concert meant so much. I already knew all the words to every song we did. It was a great time. A.J. knocked it out of the park here.

@JohnBindon

6 жыл бұрын

Susan Kirk-Velez Sad, but great stories folks ! He music is so timeless ! It has touched so many people in so many ways !!! Thanks for sharing your stories.

@thomasdunaway2573

5 жыл бұрын

@@fromvhstodvdandmore2073 we did Time in A bottle as a choral araingement in 76. things were simpler then.qand i cant spell for squat lol

@ballantine58

5 жыл бұрын

Jim Croce was an gifted song writer. I love his music still today.

@gkr2424

5 жыл бұрын

In High School after school let out found out Jim was killed in plane crash, one of those moments in time you never forget.

I liked it and that's coming a 48 year old black guy. I have jim blasting in my truck while making deliveries. Sometimes I get a look of shock out people. I think the music of the 70s. Was so good. Songwriting was real and deep. Thanks.

@BCRichShredder666

9 жыл бұрын

I get strange looks too because I'm 16 and when people ask me my favorite artists i'll say Jim Croce, Jerry Reed, Johnny Horton, etc haha but who cares, we have good taste!!!!

@unstabledavid

8 жыл бұрын

im a 53 white guy who blasts stevie wonder and the isley brothers

@mdlindsey

8 жыл бұрын

+Gerald McElroy It's been my experience that truly good music transcends all race, religion, background, gender, and any other artificial factors that are used to divide us.

@calob4841

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan L - Well said!!!

@bobyost42

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan L - You are correct Sir!!

A.J. Your Dad and Granddad lived five houses away from me where I grew up. They lived on Anderson Ave.in Drexel Hill. They both sang in the parish music shows. I have a show program from 1965. my dad was the MC. Mr Croce senior sang a solo. Young Jim was in the chorus. I would see Jim around the neighborhood, he was my older brothers age. What a sensitive soul and brilliant singer songwriter, storyteller Jim was. Deeply missed, the songs so deeply felt forever.

The guitar playing is nice, I like how he sings the chorus, it's more a tribute to his Dad than an imitation, and that's how it should be. Yes, the people talking in the crowd are rude, at best.

Hey A.J. Your Father would be so proud. He left you so many beautiful songs. Keep em going, it’s some of the finest music ever created. Thanks for posting

AJ Croce is a talent in his own right. Wonderful musician.

@ralex3697

Жыл бұрын

Genetics

@kelseycurtis1546

7 ай бұрын

Yes a great musician like his father. Voice also from his mother !

Those oh-so-interesting people who couldn't shut up during the song... they never get it and never will.

@Pudentame

8 жыл бұрын

+EdD5 Hell, half of 'em probably never even saw a pay phone, much less had to stand in line waiting for their turn to use one. They don't know what the song's all about.

@WillyWillis1965

6 жыл бұрын

Nope, they never will get it.....they will probably go through life self professing how great they are, and ignoring common courtesy like shutting the fuck up so others can enjoy the show.

@fretfix1

6 жыл бұрын

Hey...it's Hollywood. Me Me Me.

@billwren5033

5 жыл бұрын

Man that's why I quit playing the scene. could not deal with disrespectful people anymore. The same ones that bitch about the younger generation. they are no better.Hypocrites.

@alangeorgebarstow

5 жыл бұрын

I would have kicked the morons out of the door.

Daddy would be proud.

God Bless you, AJ, for keeping you dad's legacy alive. I know he's looking down from Heaven and smiling on you. He'd be proud that you chose to follow in his footsteps. You sound a lot like him, too. It's a comfort to those of us who remember and miss your dad. Guess the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. I, for one, am grateful. :)

@larrymundorff8637

Жыл бұрын

yes, me as well .. your father was one of the best musical and song writing geniuses to have ever graced this earth .. so unbelievably tragic the way he was taken from you and from all that treasured his music at such a young age .. just a briliant and kind man, so sad, so sad ... heartfelt thanks for continuing his legacy .. !!

A.J , your dad is a legend .

Can see Jim in his face at times, such a sad story, Maury too........rip to a duo that should've been in the rock n roll HOF decades ago.

@GingerbreaddGypsy

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I can’t say how much time I spend listening to their music ( both Maury and Jim/Maury’s albums) and just cry over how sad the loss is.

I always wonder why people go to see live music and they can't shut up. It's totally disrespectful to the Musicians. ....But none the less great job on this tribute to you Father

@RexTheDinosaur1

5 жыл бұрын

I asked the same question at movie theaters. Like why the hell do you spend so much money just to fucking talk to each other? You can do that at home for free and not ruin everybody else's time!

@hollybeat6901

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed...1000%

@elizabethdevries8028

3 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!

@naobieeyendrembam1699

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Sometimes I feel like just organizing a concert by letting them know what songs are going to be played apart from the originals. That's how they know if they would come to really listen.

@GingerbreaddGypsy

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely rude. Why even go?! Pity on the person who does this when I get to see AJ.

Wow, the back story on the soldiers waiting for the phone. Changes the story. Also so powerful his son sings it. Thanks!

He has another beautiful voice , different kind than his dad but definitely a great voice , I just love it

Jim Croce passed one year and for days before I was born. Yet he is my all-time favorite recording artist. AJ does a wonderful job of covering his dad's songs.

I was 22 when Jim Croce died. I had his records...He was my favorite performer. It's good to listen to AJ keeping his music going for the audiences...if I could only put time in a bottle....

It really sucks when there are a bunch of self-absorbed people who just can't shut their traps during a performance so others can enjoy the great music that they came to hear. Wonderful song and performance.

@patrickfrawley8705

6 жыл бұрын

FindVegan I know your feeling people can just be jerks

@RexTheDinosaur1

5 жыл бұрын

Those assholes should just stay at home where they can talk for free.

@jphirn

Жыл бұрын

So true.

@stenwillander5426

Жыл бұрын

I did notice the back ground chatter. The audience doesn’t recognize the moment

I tried to write about how beautiful this was, but there was something in my eyes...........

Made me cry. Imagine walking into an office or store and that's on the radio, knowing that's dad, and hearing people hum along.

I want you to know how big of an impact your father had on my life. I was just a baby when he passed. This is real music. Your dad was a real musician. Much love💕

Glad you're doing good, AJ. Your Dad was a great man who left this world way to soon.

those chords make me cry.

I was 5 at the time of Jim's death but grew up listening to his music thru my mom....Jim was her favorite. This song reminds me so much of my late mother (who ironically was an operator for Mountain and Southwestern Bell in the late 60s and early 70s). On this 40th anniversary...RIP Jim, you touched so many people.

Wow! This is so great! AJ your dad would be very proud of you! You rock!

@cornelmontano367

7 жыл бұрын

Just needs the stash, otherwise perfect tribute.

I’m so glad he finally decided to perform his dad’s music. It is so beautiful.👏🏽❤️

How I love your father's music!!

I remember this song when it came out. I am so happy to see AJ performing it. Thank you. You bring tears to an old man’s eyes. The memories...

@jackieguccione94

2 жыл бұрын

Getting old sucks big time

I saw him twice in St. Louis and he was incredible. His energy on stage with his own songs were amazing. He does't need to play his dad's songs. This song would be a break/rest for him. I hope he just sits behind his piano and nails it! He doesn't hold back!

I want to say this, Jim Croce should've been in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he's long overdue. Despite the two number ones Jim Croce had on the charts in '73 ("Bad Bad Leroy Brown" and "Time In A Bottle"), "Operator" is my all time favorite Jim Croce song. The way A. J. sang it, his father would've been proud and is smiling down from heaven.

Great tribute to your father. He’s still my favorite!

I met A.J. and his mom in downtown San Diego when Croce's was just started…the road is long, and so many songs to write and sing…we have all been blesses by this family and their music…thank you.

saw him in NewYork and asked him to play this song. amazing song that came alive again through his most talented son .Thank you AJ

AJ has a great voice! That lead player is killin it!

The first album I had was Jim and Ingred, Vespers was one of the songs and the singing and guitar work were striking. Jim's ability to write and tell a story was beyond compare. Jim and Maurry were a great guitar team. The plane crash was for my generation like Buddy Holley death. The music didn't die but passed through the hands of generations to come. I am 70 years old now and still touched by the beauty of the songs, Time in a Bottle is a classic.

@tuffyrhodes3830

2 жыл бұрын

I found that album years later, wishing there were more songs of his to share. I liked the King song, and thought the song Gunga Din was a masterful adaptation to Kipling's poem.

@normanspurgeon5324

2 жыл бұрын

Did his guitar partner Maury die in the same crash?

This makes me so happy to see the son of my childhood hero sing his father song.

I was trying to picture Jim's mustache on A.J. he should grow it in that would be a trip. Long live Jim through his music and in the heart of his son.and the.many fans who loved him .... GOD Bless you Jim and rest in peace ....

very few of us measure up to our dads.... we were just blessed to have one!...I tried my whole life trying to measure up to my dad and his generation...back when a handshake really ment something...evevn though he has been gone for a few years now, I still try to live up to his standards...he was a great father and would do all he could to help out a neighbor or a friend...Talent is something that is rare...not all of us are as good at something as our parents...

What a great voice. Very soulful.

Awesome song Jim Croce rocks and so does AJ

May you be bodaciously blessed, AJ! This took me back 39 years to my lost phone number angst as a seventeen year old....and the hope that came as I prayed this song along with the radio! Great job!

Beautiful song! I love the lyrics and music parts especially the lead guitar parts.

I've been listening to JC for over 40 years. So, friggin good.

Back in his time I was a huge Jim Croce fan. When he tragically died in the wreck, I started listening to and loving John Denver's music with all my heart. Sad how often sad endings happen to the entertainers we grew up with, loved, and lost before their time.

We were a young couple , things $ were very tight with a child on the way.we both decided we needed this man's music in our life...... We still do! Thank you.h&c .b

Oh, this is soo wonderful. AJ sounds great. What a talent! His Father is surely looking down and smiling. I always enjoyed Jim Croces music. Part of the soundtrack of my youth.

Back in the 70s I was a kid just loved this song!!sad what a light that was put out too soon RIP JIM🙏

OMG I am so glad I found out your doing the singing just like your dad. I loved your dad's music. I am 70yrs and I listen to his cd's all the time. I was so very sad when he passed on and in such a bad plane crash 😭😭😭. Along with others. But so so very happy you are singing and you to are a great singer and with all you been thru with your vision. Your dad would be very very proud of you. So now I have to get your cd's too. But that is cool. I am a old time Hippie and miss your dad's music much. Would be cool if you ever come to Michigan to perform i would love to come see your performance . If I knew when. Continue on with your music you are awesome ❤👍🙂👍❤ Stay safe and PEACE ✌✌✌✌ Bonnie H. In Michigan.

Wonderful!!! I love the way you introduced the song AND your amazing singing and playing. Your buddy's great too!! Watching during the pandemic. My Mom and Dad played this album when I was a kid (yes, I'm old). Loved it then and love it now.

Your a chip of the old block old mate. Grow a mow. I was 19 when your dad was taken from us. Got pissed and stoned as 40 chooks and played that song and every other we had of Jim's all night. Rip Jim.

I love how you appreciate your father as much as we all do! You my friend,are awesome.

how beautiful! a talented man in his own right :>) and honoring his Dad...

AJ --You are totally the best and extremely talented . A great tribute to your Dad!

I'm one of those that remember his death. As a pre-teen I cried for days. 'Time In A Bottle' was played a lot then. His son is so much like him!

OMG.The first few chords and the tears are already coming....💕💕

We miss him too, AJ .beautiful job.When I was a little boy. I would be on my own at night, when my ma was at work. His music made me safe.

Why are people talking over this beautiful song by his son??????

@fretfix1

6 жыл бұрын

Hollywood.

@RetroFan

5 жыл бұрын

People don't know how to enjoy music anymore.

@elizabethdevries8028

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered, immediately, the same thing. It's crass and disrespectful. Thanks for asking this question. Peace.

@lizzybeth22

2 жыл бұрын

They're idiots

@mikequintana2490

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has heard of the phrase, "people suck"! Those people are the perfect example of where that phrase came from! Jim Croce, music will never get old!!!

Like Father Like Son....Long Live Jim Croce and his music....

@matthewstetson711

9 жыл бұрын

nino nino speaking of which, it be great if AJ followed this with Father and Son by Cat Stevens.

It's wonderful to see Aiden carrying on his father's music and doing it so well !!! His Wikipedia page says he only plays piano...I'm gonna have to add guitar to it !

This makes my heart hurt. Jim's smiling down on his son.

Very cool how he catches his dad's spirit, yet with more contemporary phrasing. And yes, you'd think the audience would be more respectful, or involved, or something.

I was a kid when this song was out. Maybe 10 or so. It's my favorite of Jim Croce's songs.

I met Jim and Maury after a great concert in NYC. Wonderful guys. They would be so happy their music is being remembered. Fine work, AJ - JG

OMG, he sounds just like Jim when he was younger! I am so sorry he did not get to be with his daddy growing up. I hope there were some home videos made before he passed away that he could watch his daddy and somehow relate to him that way. My daughter's daddy died 11days before Christmas in 1989 when she was 5, almost 6. We didn't have videos but had a few pictures. Whenever someone asks me what my favorite song is, 100% of the time I say, "Time in a Bottle." I try not to hear it too often because it always makes me cry.....always.

@mayhembeading3737

7 жыл бұрын

It makes me cry too, every time as well.

My all time favorite. They don’t get better than this.

chip off the old block. i was 20 and living in montreal when your dad died. he was a rising star with hits on the radio...i remember loving the music..you sound just like him but with your own style...

Love jim croce....his music transcends time....so sad he had to leave so soon

Your Dad is number1 on my book!Loved his music then, still love his music now! Thank you for your tribute! You are a tribute to your father!♥️🙏🌹

AJ. Grow a stash..........keep up the tradition. And keep Your FATHER alive in his music. He was a GREAT musician...........and MAN.

Love the Maurie part of that song and can't be easy to perform live, but that was beautiful.

Wow 40 years ago. I was a child when that song came out and was played on the radio. 💘

AJ's father Jim would be proud of his son if he were alive now but Jim is in heaven watching his son sing this classic song Operator, I liked all of Jim Croce's music, he was an original master of his music and now, his son lives on to sing his dad's songs👍🤗 rest in peace Jim your son is doing well🙏🙌💕

I love....love this!!!!! And love your dad's music....You are gifted too....you did a great job with this...thank you for sharing..i would love to go see you sing this!!!!

Such a beautiful, beautiful song.......Jim,...............sadly, gone much too soon.......miss him.......

That's my favorite Jim Croce song I got a name is one he didn't write but it's still a Croce song it's hard to believe it's been 50yrs since his passing.Peace,Love,Jim

On the 8th of June, THIS YEAR 2022... this classic will be 50 years old!!!

Jim and maury together were the greatest ever! Thanks for trying but then again there will never be another who could do it any better than your pop and maury

Never forget that day, heard on the radio after school

AJ should play and let me sit in and sing it. I've been singing this song for 40+ years.

I was 7 days away from being 11 years old when your Daddy died and left us this awesome legacy,I'm happy he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame before he died and he should be inducted into the Rock "N "Roll Hall Of Fame

close..very close. a talent in his own right good job I think your dad WOULD be proud

🥀Beautiful Song Brilliant lyrics, vocals and music with meaning of unconditional love within! A.J. you definitely have your Dad's talents I know you have heard this before but he was an amazing singer song writer talents beyond his own time. God Bless you & keep on playing and singing🥀✌🥀☝️

aj ..... your father was my favorite musical artist when i was in high school .... hearing you tonite with my son brought me to tears. you would make your dad so proud. Would love to hear you if you ever came to the san francisco bay area. Thank you for carrying on your dad's legacy

i loved Jim Croce and was saddened when he died. i still feel so very sad to this day.

A lovely cover..... you, your Dad....always bring joy.

Thank you AJ. Your Dad'd music helped raise me. I know it did you as well from being a fan of your stuff. One of the best singer/songwriter/musicians we have right now.

i always play this song , and watched the video of jim croce .. i appreciate his simplicity in singing , less efforts but what a very good voice .. nice AJ .. like father like son

Wonderful Job, AJ... Your father is & always will be proud!

What a beautiful tribute to his dad. Loved it. Know one could do it better. So emotional.

Somebody shoulda slapped the people that were yapping during this song.

@elizabethdevries8028

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@shevikanderson7125

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't understand what you were saying, and then I got halfway through. There should have been dead silence during this masterwork until the end.

@Redwane-Music

3 жыл бұрын

that woman who is laughing when he was introducing the song especially, she has no manners,

@DavidianCreative

3 жыл бұрын

yep!!!!

Great job AJ I remember listening to your dad's music it seemed like it ended before it got a chance to start. I've always enjoyed listening to your dad's music. Carry on the torch you're dad would be proud.

Wow! Best cover I've heard of this song!!!

This song brings back wonderful childhood memories when my parents both worked as Rangers for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and took me and my sister camping and on hiking adventures, the best years of my life growing up as a park rangers kid ❤ AJ your father is smiling down on you from heaven, you like your father are incredibly talented, Thank you for the music ❤

Thank you for your music and your Dad's. I remember your Dad's music .

Just found this. Wow. Made me cry to think of how long ago it was that Jim died. I remember that day...love this song

Wow. I did basic at Ft. Dix, a now closed army base. So glad you are carrying on your dad's great music!

AJ beautiful my friend...........thanks I do this every gig

Fucking amazing. I didn't know Jim had a son.... Too bad music has turned into a whole different genre. I see the Jim in him. Be proud AJ. That was amazing to see a descendent of Jim singing his song! I feel like life a genre has ended everytime I read or hear about Jim..Very good song writer...Love it! Stay real! Keep in touch with Chi Town!

The singing gene runs strong in the Croce family. Amazing.