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Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were both born in Texas: Crofts in Cisco in 1938 and Seals in Sidney in 1942. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Later, Seals joined a rockabilly band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cats, in which he played sax; later on, Crofts joined Seals in the band.
Jim Seals, who as part of the duo Seals and Crofts crafted memorably wistful 1970s hits like “Summer Breeze” and “Diamond Girl,” died Monday at age 80. No cause of death was immediately given.
Musician Jim Seals, half of the famed soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts, has died. He was 80.Seals died on Monday and it was confirmed by several family members and friends on social media. His cousin ...
Along with Darrell ‘Dash’ Crofts, the Texan was best known for hits including Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl and Get Closer.
"Get Closer" is a song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts, released as a single in 1976. It is the title track of their eighth studio album, Get Closer and reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 [2] and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 16 song of 1976. [3]
"Summer Breeze" is a 1972 song by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. It is the title track of their fourth studio album , and was released as the album's lead single in August 1972. The song reached No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.
Seals sang lead on hits like "Summer Breeze," "Diamond Girl" and "Get Closer."
Seals was the younger brother of Jim Seals of the 1970s soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. [3] Dan's childhood nickname, given to him by his brother Jim, was "England Dan" because he was a fan of English rock band The Beatles, and he occasionally adopted an affected English accent. John Colley's last name was re-spelled "Coley" for ease of ...