AJ Croce (Jim Croce's Son)

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http://www.people.com/people/archive...108435,00.html

"...in 1975, 4-year-old A.J. contracted a rare brain disease that affected his optic nerve and left him blind. But a year later, to even his doctors surprise, the swelling that damaged the nerve subsided, and he regained sight in one eye. "Losing my sight made me go more inward," says A.J., still blind in his right eye. "It made me a more quiet person, more cautious and shy."

It also seemed to heighten his love of music. At 6, he began playing the piano. At 15, he enrolled at San Diego's School of Creative and Performing Arts. Dropping out in his senior year to pursue a career in music, A.J. began playing at clubs around town, including Croce's, which Ingrid had opened in 1984, partly with royalty money from Jim's recordings. (Remarried in 1988 to lawyer Jim Rock, she recently completed an as-yet-unpublished Croce biography.)"
  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    WOW!
    What a great story.

    And a great talent. Will definitely pass this on.
    Thanks for the turn on.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    Pretty good ... he should go far.

    Now I'm going to have to see what else he's recorded.
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    Just when you think you've got it all figured out, someone changes the rules.

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  • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
    Check out his piano work here (maybe we'll double the view count, lol):

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    Project HERE.

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    • Profile picture of the author Brian John
      good stuff! always been a croce fan. just this week while working i listened to his photographs & memories album on yt. was an amazing storyteller. never knew about his son, will check him out...shame he never got to know his dad. thnx for posting


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