POP/ROCK - Aug. 10, 1992

Another Croce: A. J. Croce, son of the late singer Jim Croce and San Diego jazz club owner Ingrid Croce, has signed a recording contract with Private Music, the Los Angeles-based company that represents Ringo Starr, Yanni and Taj Mahal, among others. The 20-year-old San Diego-based pianist, who has been gaining critical praise on recent tours, will go into the studio by the end of the year, according to Karen Johnson, a vice president at Private Music. Johnson said that although no release schedule has been set, she expects to have something in stores by mid-1993.