Nyberg: A.J. Croce speaks about dad's music

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  • čas přidán 6. 11. 2012
  • American singer-songwriter, Jim Croce died nearly 40 years ago in a plane crash in Louisiana. The billboard chart-topping guitar player would record five albums before his death and leave behind one child, A.J. Croce

Komentáře • 209

  • @russellparker8779
    @russellparker8779 Před 3 lety +20

    Who disliked this?! This kid is royalty. Long live the Croces

  • @TheKatdawg65
    @TheKatdawg65 Před 3 lety +58

    AJ is a genuine, sweet, talented guy. Love him. Loved his dad, too.

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 Před rokem +14

    This man is so genuine, and has such a lovely soul. Respect!

  • @michaelamanek8908
    @michaelamanek8908 Před 2 lety +11

    He seems like a good soul. His Dad would be proud.

  • @elfinia
    @elfinia Před 5 lety +84

    Just seems like a lovely, genuine guy.

  • @lorilynn610
    @lorilynn610 Před 4 lety +19

    Your dad would be so proud of the fine man that you have become.

  • @dundeedell1960
    @dundeedell1960 Před 4 lety +23

    What a gift to have those tapes. I was 13, and my heart was truly broken for his family when he died. I couldn't listen to "Time in a Bottle" because it was almost prophetic. It was ironic

  • @gbettina
    @gbettina Před 3 lety +42

    Wonderful and so tranquil man, I loved him! Also "congratulations" to the journalist, who remained silent and let her guest speak without interapting him all the time, as it is used lately!

  • @dougthomasmusic
    @dougthomasmusic Před 4 lety +36

    You can hear the genuine soft character in his voice. AJs dad gave him so much love when home as evidenced in the footage I’ve seen. Looking forward to hearing his music.

  • @hollidayevery
    @hollidayevery Před 6 lety +21

    AJ is an amazing artist in his own right. I saw him last year at a concert in Long Beach, California and was knocked out. His piano playing is off the chain. His guitar playing is fantastic and his singing is so powerful that I ended up buying 2 of his CDs on the spot!
    He's not his dad. He's AJ and I narvelled at his artistry.

  • @randymuro9486
    @randymuro9486 Před rokem +5

    Rock on A.J., your father would be so proud of you.

  • @joanhenschel3511
    @joanhenschel3511 Před 3 lety +17

    I really love the way this interview flowed. No continuous interrupting AJ Croce

  • @julieb7785
    @julieb7785 Před 8 lety +71

    Authentic talent; no ego.

  • @keitha.9922
    @keitha.9922 Před 4 lety +14

    His dad is a badass guitarist. Jim Croce had laid the blueprint on the folk rock genre. His riffs were awesome.Hands down 😎

    • @zigwald
      @zigwald Před 2 lety +1

      that was maury who played lead.

    • @keitha.9922
      @keitha.9922 Před 2 lety

      @@zigwald Maury Povich? 🤣

    • @zigwald
      @zigwald Před 2 lety +1

      @@keitha.9922 muehleisen..........

  • @scottyjohnson3120
    @scottyjohnson3120 Před 3 lety +20

    God bless you young man. Your dad was awesome, I've been a huge fan of his my whole life.

  • @lindahartman4543
    @lindahartman4543 Před 9 lety +81

    AJ while as talented as his father, he is definitely his own man. As with Jim Croce, love his music and his attitude. He shines his own light!

    • @maddyhayes617
      @maddyhayes617 Před 5 lety +7

      What an amazing young man. Interviewer needs to stop interjecting and let AJ finish his comments. She could wait and ask questions when AJ takes a pause. So happy to hear his vision has improved.
      GOD'S BLESSINGS TO HE AND HIS FAMILY.

    • @lorraine9242
      @lorraine9242 Před 4 lety +7

      Everything would have been different if he wasn't abused by his mother's boyfriend as a child.

  • @john-paulnagel2732
    @john-paulnagel2732 Před 4 lety +17

    His Dab is smiling on him . Just like his dad , never a bad word about anyone . God Bless this young man .

  • @Jessicaunarex
    @Jessicaunarex Před rokem +6

    What a sweet, gentle soul he is. Love his dad so much.

  • @mozilla2576
    @mozilla2576 Před 4 lety +19

    What a great lookin' kid. Thoroughly enjoyed this interview! We all eventually learn to love our parents even more as we get older....after we walk a few steps in their shoes.

  • @ellenvaughan8925
    @ellenvaughan8925 Před 9 lety +70

    I am sure your dad is looking down and he has a big smile AJ. you were so young when he left us. I know the family still misses him,
    like Richie.

  • @kentbeery8653
    @kentbeery8653 Před 6 lety +40

    Would love to hear these tapes of his Dad just having conversation and Music

  • @lesleybrett906
    @lesleybrett906 Před rokem +4

    Such a gentle soul just like Dad.God Bless you young man your Dad would be so proud of you in fact I'm sure he watches over you.❤❤

  • @dannylharper6889
    @dannylharper6889 Před 2 lety +4

    I love this interview. Love AJ and his Dad,, Grew up with his Dads music.. This is so interesting. God Bless him and Jim Croce!

  • @TheEchovoices
    @TheEchovoices Před 5 lety +34

    so well spoken such class lovely man

  • @susanschlosser2096
    @susanschlosser2096 Před 3 lety +14

    One of the most inspiring musicians ever. His music at the time got me through college years and beyond. TY to his son and wife for being very open.

  • @jeffmartin1407
    @jeffmartin1407 Před 5 lety +8

    Sadly, I found my musical ability through Jim Croce`s music, but not until his death did I have any idea of the Man. AJ Croce, I owe your father a great debt that I can never repay. I only just recently learned of your existence , and I find your music fantastic. While I don`t have the guitar playing ability, ( I just have a few chords) I have been blessed with a fair voice. You, Sir.. you are your own man, and it`s easy to see your parents in you. Be blessed always.

  • @grannybntnsouthernlove2205
    @grannybntnsouthernlove2205 Před 3 lety +10

    Glad to find this! I've wondered about him and if he had embraced his natural talents... His voice is not as deep as his dad's, but he talks similarly with the same cadence...

  • @ferdzinezextra8759
    @ferdzinezextra8759 Před 11 lety +22

    the legacy lives on...

  • @SaintsRow1224
    @SaintsRow1224 Před 11 lety +33

    very cool guy who is comfortable in his own skin and seems to have come to grips with the huge legacy that his father left him.

  • @Music4allofU
    @Music4allofU Před 10 lety +50

    A.J is an amazing artist. I have been following his career for several years now. Grew up with his fathers music which I think is as fresh today as it was in the 70's. Hi Google+ friends, this is a much watch interview.

    • @runawayushould
      @runawayushould Před 10 lety +16

      He is amazing. Realy down to earth.

    • @maddyhayes617
      @maddyhayes617 Před 5 lety +4

      I loved his dad's music. Such a fantastic entertainer. AJ is as well. Does AJ have any cds available? Thank you for posting this interview.

  • @1964ghfan
    @1964ghfan Před 6 lety +12

    What a sweet soul.

  • @acoustic61
    @acoustic61 Před 4 lety +13

    I think Jim would have recorded an even more diverse selection of musical genres if he was with us longer.

  • @lisajamisonanderson5085
    @lisajamisonanderson5085 Před 6 lety +8

    I admire you A.J. Croce. I see that your family is overflowing w/talent. I would pay to hear you sing in a heart beat....Your Dad, he is one of my favorite singer/song writer. Keep on keeping on...

  • @au131951
    @au131951 Před 5 lety +6

    What a lovely, real man.

  • @MAllen-ng8pl
    @MAllen-ng8pl Před 6 lety +230

    His face wants to grow that mustache.

  • @angelarose249
    @angelarose249 Před 8 lety +30

    A.J we are related, your father was my grandfather's cousin!

    • @mcgubbin
      @mcgubbin Před 7 lety +6

      Can tell from your surname haha! that is amazing, best wishes

  • @chuckHart70
    @chuckHart70 Před 9 lety +13

    One the best shows I have ever seen. They guy is very, very talented and he has a ton of energy. If you get a chance go see him. Just go...

  • @ilaann
    @ilaann Před 5 lety +7

    I saw AJ in Concert. Loved it! He did his stuff and his dad's stuff! Talented you are for sure!

  • @chocloditelensman
    @chocloditelensman Před rokem +1

    What a nice soft spoken gentleman. I hope his career has been awesome.

  • @mgdunn7440
    @mgdunn7440 Před 9 lety +7

    Really enjoyed this interview. I saw AJ play in Halifax, NS...he's a great song writer and performer in his own right. I have his Cage of Muses album and love it!

  • @belia1313
    @belia1313 Před 5 lety +10

    Time in a bottle was the first song I learned on the guitar back in the mid to late 70's RIP Jim and carry on the legacy AJ ♥

  • @kathydunnavant2064
    @kathydunnavant2064 Před 5 lety +7

    Just looked him up on the web. Had no idea what had happened to him. Very talented guy and very personable.

  • @denisehedden5108
    @denisehedden5108 Před 3 lety +4

    🥀Amazing Interview with A.J. he's amazing & I'm sure if he puts his all into it will happen. Thank's for posting this video it's priceless and unbelievable🥀✌🥀

  • @paulamirault3376
    @paulamirault3376 Před 3 lety +2

    Unlimited creativity, follow your heart and let the song tell the story! AJ.. Your Dad was amazing as I played his music on guitar in the 70's.

  • @johnny10301968
    @johnny10301968 Před 10 lety +10

    I've heard some of AJ's music he definitely has his own style.

  • @elainelytle9704
    @elainelytle9704 Před 4 lety +3

    I really love his music... That's me in the bar.... When I come back to Nashville.. That is what I tell my friends.. Love it.

  • @tropicalien3963
    @tropicalien3963 Před 6 lety +4

    Aj ,were so fortunate to enjoy your music,and carry your mom and dad's Legacy,amazing!

  • @gterrymed
    @gterrymed Před 5 lety +11

    He's exectly like his dad. Same mannerisms, voice.

  • @alexong3494
    @alexong3494 Před 7 lety +7

    Hi AJ, I love all your Dad's and I like wish you all the best. From Singapore

  • @phillipgarrow2297
    @phillipgarrow2297 Před 4 lety +4

    He's a nice young man his father would be proud

  • @rchydrozz751
    @rchydrozz751 Před 4 lety +3

    Its got to be tough, being in music and following a famous father. Several others come to mind.

  • @abregoa287
    @abregoa287 Před 10 lety +11

    Very cool how he recorded the same songs his dad did and didn't even know it.

  • @Rosemary5352
    @Rosemary5352 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I love Jim croce music always

  • @GrannySanny
    @GrannySanny Před 2 lety +6

    Crazy that his mother did not protect him from her abusive boyfriend. Maybe it helped make him who he is, but why? Breaks my heart that his daddy wasn't there to protect him.

  • @billmayher575
    @billmayher575 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow you were thay little kid in the Time in a bottle vid ....sweet ! Heres to you and your dad!

  • @frostbittencanadian
    @frostbittencanadian Před 11 lety +3

    love his story about his Dad's 1933 Gibson.....wow!!

  • @rosannamarie97
    @rosannamarie97 Před 7 lety +8

    Fantastic guy...and very talented..

  • @chriselliott-davis190
    @chriselliott-davis190 Před rokem +2

    Love this! Thank you for sharing.

  • @SirDavidHaddon
    @SirDavidHaddon Před 10 lety +6

    Sounds like he is more like his dad then he once thought.. And AJ has his own music career and own music identity

  • @constructivecritique4049
    @constructivecritique4049 Před 7 lety +34

    Damn, it's spooky how much he looks like his daddy. Especially if he'd grow a mustache.

    • @dropover
      @dropover Před 6 lety +2

      I don’t see it. Hair and skin colour maybe. Doesn’t have his expressions, eyes, or nose. Gentle voice for sure.

    • @cernowaingreenman
      @cernowaingreenman Před 4 lety +3

      AJ definitely does NOT have his father's nose. I think he's actually better looking than his dad.

  • @luvpants2012
    @luvpants2012 Před 5 lety +3

    She did a great job as an interviewer

  • @michaelhayes9773
    @michaelhayes9773 Před 8 lety +10

    Great interview

  • @bgierat
    @bgierat Před rokem +2

    What a wonderful guy!

  • @MikeGrayeb
    @MikeGrayeb Před 5 lety +7

    What a great interview! Ann asked some great questions and AJ provided really interesting insights. Very engaging.

  • @josieblanco4587
    @josieblanco4587 Před 5 lety +1

    I love the music songs of jimcroce super amazing thank you jim for the wonderful song you give

  • @williamthurston5904
    @williamthurston5904 Před 6 lety +12

    ....... This is the first I've seen of this guys son ...I've been to the place down in San Diego the bar... With the big picture on the wall of Jim Croce...... Yeah it was kind of weird but it was nice I guess I met this guy Jim Croce in my front yard in Babylon New York one time he was looking for a friend of mine's house Nancy dorio her sister was connected to the music industry and something about Channel 12 I think on Long Island and it was always music people in and out of the apartment and he didn't know how to get there and he asked me I was in the front yard doing something on the yard where Nancy lived if I knew her and I told him yeah and I told him where she lived and we got talking for a little while ...he was a nice guy... Of the few celebrities I've met I think he was one of the nicest ones... He was a guy that could be missed if he wasn't around...... He was good people.......

  • @thegatesofdawn...1386
    @thegatesofdawn...1386 Před 2 lety

    God bless AJ, sure love listening to his Dad's music and seeing him sing.

  • @TamTam-pu7ed
    @TamTam-pu7ed Před rokem

    Mr A.J is a talented songwriter singer an a beautiful piano player
    The love you can feel in his beautiful voice was gifted to him from his beautiful loving father the great Jim Croce.
    Mr A.J you are a beautiful man with a beautiful heart thank you for who you are and thank you mr Jim Croce for bringing such a beautiful talented child to the world .

  • @susanwilcox2223
    @susanwilcox2223 Před 7 lety +3

    Really great interview.

  • @charlottearena
    @charlottearena Před 3 lety

    I loved his dad's songs Awwww

  • @karlfortuin5794
    @karlfortuin5794 Před rokem +1

    Aj split image of your dad to me that's timeless as well as your music Jim 🕯️🕊️

  • @kelleyborkowski1820
    @kelleyborkowski1820 Před rokem +1

    Aj you are truly a unique young man.

  • @jrichter09
    @jrichter09 Před 11 lety +7

    What a pleasant young man.

  • @vivienwade4378
    @vivienwade4378 Před 3 lety +1

    What a lovely man. X

  • @philt5782
    @philt5782 Před 3 lety +1

    Such a talented lovely guy.

  • @marcusbrown198
    @marcusbrown198 Před 3 lety +2

    Back in 1970s right before Jim Croce died. I heard a interview on radio where he opened up and he was very emotional he even cried toward the end of the interview I think the interview was lost or destroyed
    He said his father and his brothers were very violent and if he got in a fight and lost they would take him out into the shed and beat him up because he lost and he was fighting not to put that kind of violence on to his family. That would kind of explain the song operator and what happened behind the writing of the song. Just a thought.

    • @theresashea413
      @theresashea413 Před rokem +1

      Wow, just read the reason that AJ lost his sight was because of the abuse of his mother Ingrid’s boyfriend! Notice AJ does not mention it nor ask for pity. Such a gentleman, valiant and dignified.

  • @mikeyates7931
    @mikeyates7931 Před 2 lety +1

    His voice reminds me of his dad

  • @jamieminsky9436
    @jamieminsky9436 Před rokem

    There’s something in my eyes..and my heart and mind..You know.. it happens everything…Blessings….☮️☮️☮️😘😘😘👍👍👍

  • @z75sportster
    @z75sportster Před 5 lety +2

    Also you talk like your dad also in thought! Of music! It’s the greatest gift !

  • @Popcorn-eh4le
    @Popcorn-eh4le Před 5 lety +1

    Por Dios! Es idéntico al padre!! ..y qué dulce y sensible..

  • @briandusbiber2619
    @briandusbiber2619 Před 5 lety +3

    I was at a Jim Croce concert at Wheaton IL in the late 70's. He was an original voice, and and darn good soundwriter. Missed.

  • @Ferda1964
    @Ferda1964 Před 9 lety +8

    well said A.J. , all the best

  • @alexanderbradley78
    @alexanderbradley78 Před 3 lety

    Awesome interview

  • @hymayerson4592
    @hymayerson4592 Před 7 lety +2

    This interview reminds me of one interviewer's interviews of Leonard Cohen. I see a similar track of your career & LCs. Brilliant conversation AJ.

  • @vilstef6988
    @vilstef6988 Před rokem

    AJ is wonderful, and he's right, the blind blues and jazz guys are in a class by themselves!

  • @carolynbaker5135
    @carolynbaker5135 Před 2 lety

    I am going to see AJ Croce Sat night. I am going to love the concert and him.

  • @jrt1776
    @jrt1776 Před 4 lety

    ❤ Jim Croce. Thanks for keeping your dads spirit alive...
    Definately a circa costello voice AJ has , which isnt bad.

  • @raulmaturan4196
    @raulmaturan4196 Před 3 lety

    AJ croce was gifted like his father they loved music.

  • @accousticdecay
    @accousticdecay Před 10 lety +10

    Very interesting and heartwarming. Thanks.

  • @hymayerson4592
    @hymayerson4592 Před 7 lety +2

    love to hear conversations w Sal...

  • @Nucci604
    @Nucci604 Před 11 lety +1

    Thank you will stop by next time in SD

  • @giovannironsavelli3617
    @giovannironsavelli3617 Před 8 lety +18

    AJ looks so much like his father... identical kinda spooky

    • @valeriegriner5644
      @valeriegriner5644 Před 5 lety +3

      He favors his mother a LOT...check it out. He looks somewhat like his dad.

    • @cernowaingreenman
      @cernowaingreenman Před 4 lety +1

      He doesn't look that much like his father at all. He doesn't have his father's nose, thank god. I agree with @Valerie Griner, he looks more like his mother.

    • @whittkatt
      @whittkatt Před 3 lety +2

      He does have his mum’s nose, but he certainly has his dad’s hair, face shape, head shape, mouth, and even his speaking voice, really. The eyes are a nice combo. But, seriously, if he grew that hair out into some shaggy 70s curly mess, and a big old mustache, it would be uncanny!

  • @RyneMurray23
    @RyneMurray23 Před 3 lety +1

    Jim was a great dude.

  • @hymayerson4592
    @hymayerson4592 Před 7 lety +4

    Admire you A J

  • @BeverlyM52
    @BeverlyM52 Před 4 lety +1

    What a great guy.

  • @jillwhite9352
    @jillwhite9352 Před rokem

    AMEN, AJ -RE: style of music, it doesn't have to be one or the other ....it is ALL of it!!

  • @itsjudystube
    @itsjudystube Před 5 měsíci

    Lovely voice.

  • @roseannecoccaro9321
    @roseannecoccaro9321 Před 8 měsíci

    Jim should be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A.J. looks just like Jim.

  • @1besieged
    @1besieged Před 3 lety

    Don't forget 'Andrea Bocelli ' , that 1933 Gibson was made in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. A.J. you talk like your mom, sing like your dad, you have lighter brown eyes then your dad, you have your dad's curly hair, you are a really educated, well spoken and very good singing gentleman.

  • @ombra306
    @ombra306 Před 9 lety +5

    great interviewer, professional.