The Jim Croce tribute program planned for Wednesday evening at the Louisiana
Sports Hall of Fame and Northwest Louisiana History Museum has been
postponed indefinitely.

The program will be presented at a future date, local museum manager Jennae
Biddiscombe said, possibly in May around the Natchitoches Jazz Fest event.

The program will be the world premiere of a documentary entitled “Jim Croce”
and subtitled “You know the songs, now know the story,” produced by former
Natchitoches resident Robert Langpaap. The Los Angeles-based filmmaker
intended to travel here for the event but had to postpone the visit and
could not participate remotely.

Local musician Billy O’Con was ready to play several Croce hits, and
hopefully will be available to perform when the film premiere is
rescheduled.

It was set for Jan. 10 because that would have been Croce’s 81st birthday.

The acclaimed singer/songwriter, whose classic hits include “Time in a
Bottle,” “Operator,” “I Got a Name,” “I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a
Song,” “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim” died at
age 30 in a plane crash at the Natchitoches Airport following a concert at
Northwestern State University.