Singer A.J. Croce to play at Little Balkans Days in September

The 2021 Little Balkans Days Festival in Pittsburg, Kansas is host to a special night of music on Saturday, Sept. 4 starting at 8 p.m.

A.J. Croce will perform “Croce Plays Croce” in Downtown Pittsburg near the intersection of 11th and Broadway.

The set will feature classics by his late father, Jim Croce, some of his own tunes, and covers of songs that influenced both him and his father.  Opening act will be local favorite “The J3 Band” at 6:30 p.m. The concert is free to the public.

This special event features timeless songs including “Operator,” “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” “Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy), “Lovers Cross”, and “Time in a Bottle,” a song written for A.J. Classic covers may include songs by Lieber and Stoller, Bessie Smith and other folk and roots artists.

Jim Croce was an American folk singer with a short-lived professional recording and touring career, and decades of posthumous fame as one of the greatest songwriters and artists ever. With sales surpassing 50 million records, including three #1 songs and 10 Top 10 hits, Jim Croce’s legacy is well-remembered through his era-defining standards like “Operator,” Time in a Bottle,” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.”

A.J. Croce’s 30-year touring and recording career has produced ten studio albums and have charted 20 Top 20 singles.

A virtuoso piano player, he has performed on national talk shows and news programs including The Late Show, The Tonight Show, and The Today Show, and has toured with artists such as Willie Nelson, Lenny Kravitz, B.B. King, and Earth, Wind, and Fire.

For a list of planned events at the 2021 Little Balkans Days Festival visit www.LittleBalkansFestival.com and follow them at Facebook.com/LittleBalkansDays