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Singer-songwriter AJ Croce is damn good. And why shouldn't he be? This guy has enough inspiration to propel him through decades of song. The son of the affable songster Jim Croce ("Time in a Bottle" and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown") endured his father's death and his own sudden blindness as...

By Merritt Martin

July 20, 2006

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Singer-songwriter AJ Croce is damn good. And why shouldn't he be? This guy has enough inspiration to propel him through decades of song. The son of the affable songster Jim Croce ("Time in a Bottle" and "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown") endured his father's death and his own sudden blindness as a child, regained sight in one eye, learned the piano, began writing songs and has now performed with legends such as Aretha Franklin, Willie Nelson, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Morphine and others. So yeah, the young Croce might have quite a bit to scratch down in a journal...or translate into melodies. Saturday, Croce visits Bend Studio, 5014 McKinney Ave., with opening act Steve Poltz. Doors open at 8 p.m.; show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $30. Call 214-841-9642 or visit bendstudio.com/intimate_concerts.htm.
Sat., July 22

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Merritt Martin has written for the Dallas Observer for over two decades. She has also contributed to Eater, DMN and USA Today. In addition to arts and culture writing, she spends entirely too much time extolling the virtues of pears, black clothing, and her cat Kenneth.

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