He also releases a new music video [see below] for the song ‘Cures Just Like Medicine’ from the album ‘Just Like Medicine’ via Compass Records. The most personal and touching of songs, AJ says of the video tribute and message for his late wife, “For 28 years I had a muse in my life. She was always honest about my work and never hesitated to say that she loved or didn’t love something I wrote. She was a musical encyclopedia and understood references that only the most educated of critics could catch. This was the last song I wrote for ‘Just Like Medicine’ and like so many songs before, it was a love letter to my best friend. When she passed away suddenly of a rare illness, I felt lost. It’s taken time for me to be able to feel creative again. I felt that I needed to send her a posthumous love letter in gratitude for the life we shared. So this video is just that, a thank you note to my muse”.
A.J. Croce has also sat in with many notable artists including Willie Nelson, Ben Harper, Ry Cooder, The Neville Brothers, and Waylon Jennings. A.J. has co-writes with Leon Russell, Gary Nicholson, and Robert Earl Keen and worked with legendary producers such as T-Bone Burnett, Jim Keltner, and Allen Toussaint. He has been seen and heard on shows including David Letterman, Jay Leno, Good Morning America, ACL, MTV, CNN, and E! His music has been featured in TV, films, and commercials including for Coca Cola, Heineken and Levi’s. A.J. is the son of legendary singer/songwriter Jim Croce.
In 2017, Croce’s ninth studio album was released via Compass Records and is his most soulful album to date. Mostly written by Croce, one song was a co-write with the late great Leon Russell and one is an original Jim Croce composition, never before recorded. The album also features Steve Cropper, Vince Gill, and Jeff Taylor (The Time Jumpers) and an all-star band with David Hood, Colin Linden, Bryan Owings, The Muscle Shoals Horns, and The McCrary Sisters.
2015 marked the 20th Anniversary of his acclaimed That’s Me In The Bar produced by Jim Keltner, featuring Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, David Hidalgo, Robben Ford, Sweet Pea Atkinson, and Bill Payne. A re-issue was released via Compass Records, which included a bonus featuring Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
A.J. Croce’s eighth studio album Twelve Tales was recorded with six legendary producers across the U.S. over one year including with the late “Cowboy” Jack Clement (Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley), Allen Toussaint (Dr. John, Eric Clapton), Mitchell Froom (Los Lobos, Crowded House), Tony Berg (Fiona Apple, Bob Dylan), Greg Cohen (Tom Waits, John Zorn), and Kevin Killen (Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel), as well as co-wrote “Rollin’ On” with Leon Russell.
The UK show on 24 February 2019 at the 100 Club is a rare chance for fans of this mercurial talent to witness an intimate show in a legendary venue. Don’t miss out!
