Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 20, 1973 beloved singer and songwriter Jim Croce died when the chartered plane he was flying in crashed into a tree ...

“There goes the last DJ/ Who plays what he wants to play,” sang Tom Petty on the title track of his 11th studio album, The Last DJ. Jim Ladd, the man who inspired that song and who has died aged 75, ...

The British rapper, singer, and producer Jim Legxacy has released a new song called “Father.” It follows his XL Recordings debut, “Aggressive,” and comes with a music video directed by Lauzza. Find it ...

Ladd was the inspiration for Petty's 2002 song 'The Last DJ' Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Jim Ladd, the veteran radio DJ, died on Sunday, SiriusXM confirmed on Monday. He was 75. Ladd, who was the ...

Toronto-based pianist Jim Clayton considers New Orleans his home away from home. He spends considerable vacation time and got married here. He also decided to make his newest CD in the Crescent City, ...

This is FRESH AIR. Rock critic Ken Tucker has been listening to a lot of new music and has selected songs by three very different artists, music from former Alabama Shakes lead singer Brittany Howard, ...

On Sept. 20, 1973 beloved singer and songwriter Jim Croce died when the chartered plane he was flying in crashed into a tree during takeoff in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Croce, who wrote the hit songs ...