A.J. Croce Talks New Album, Overcoming Adversity at a Young Age, and Getting to Know His Late Father Jim Croce Through His Music

The singer-songwriter recently released Heart of the Eternal, eleven original tracks, spanning genres, eras, and styles

From The LifeMinute.TV Team

April 25, 2025

The son of late folk-rock visionary Jim Croce and his wife, singer-songwriter Ingrid Croce, A.J. became a piano virtuoso at a young age, destined to follow in his famous father’s musical greatness.

At just 18 years old, he toured with B.B. King and later with Ray Charles—all before reaching the age of 21—after enduring the tragic loss of his father in a 1973 plane crash when he was just two, and a total loss of eyesight from ages four to ten.

The musician and singer-songwriter has proven his continued resilience over the past three decades, releasing an impressive 11 studio albums and charting on an eclectic array of charts from Top 40, blues, Americana, jazz, and more.

His most recent record, Heart of the Eternal, the follow-up to his critically lauded cover album By Request, debuted in the Top 20 on the Billboard Americana/Folk charts and in the Top 40 on the Billboard Current Rock Albums.

Fresh off the heels of his successful Croce Plays Croce 50th Anniversary Tour, which celebrated his father’s iconic work, the enormously talented artist with his refreshingly positive spirit joined us in the LifeMinute Studios to tell us about his new album, remembering his dad through his music, and how he has a new lease on life and love.

This is a LifeMinute with A.J. Croce.