'Time In A Bottle': Jim Croce's music continues to inspire 50 years after his life was cut short
- Written by Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
Jim Croce went from struggling folk musician to chart-topping singer-songwriter.Charlie Gillett Collection via Getty ImagesOn Thursday, Sept. 20, 1973, singer-songwriter Jim Croce died when his chartered plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was 30 years old.
Croce was a chart-topping musician who had performed over 300...