Nu zijn 'Croce Plays Croce' tours zo immens succesvol zijn, is de man wat eigen originele composities betreft héél erg spaarzaam. Zijn laatste single So Much Fun dateert al van 2022 en liet de man horen zoals ik hem het liefst hoor: een nummer om een juke joint op de kop te zetten d.m.v. piano en die rasperige stem van hem. Deze keer pakt hij in ware latin/cabaret stijl uit en gebruikt hij zijn weliswaar hese, maar zuivere stem. Iets minder mijn ding, al ik toch steeds uitkijken naar nieuw werk van hem.
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After 50 years and more than 50 million records sold, Jim Croce’s legacy as an iconic singer/songwriter is firmly cemented. A.J. Croce, a Billboard charting singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and performer,... (...)
Over the past three decades, A.J. Croce has established his reputation as a piano player and vocal stylist who pulls from a host of musical traditions and anti-heroes — part New Orleans, part juke joint, part soul. From his 10 studio albums, it’s clear that he holds an abiding love for all types of musical genres: Blues, Soul, Pop, Jazz, and Rock n’ Roll. A virtuosic piano player, Croce toured with B.B. King and Ray Charles before reaching the age of 21, and over his career, he has performed with a wide range of musicians, from Willie Nelson to the Neville Brothers, to Béla Fleck and Ry Cooder. A.J. has also co-written songs with such formidable tunesmiths as Leon Russell, Dan Penn, Robert Earl Keen, and multi-Grammy winner Gary Nicholson. His albums have all charted on an impressive array of charts: Top 40, Blues, Americana, Jazz, College, and Radio 1. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter has landed 22 singles on a variety of Top 20 charts. His songwriting and style has evolved from Jazz & Blues on his debut and sophomore albums, to the roots-rock of the more recent collaborative recordings like Cantos with Ben Harper, Twelve Tales with Allen Toussaint, and Just Like Medicine with Vince Gill.
