Jim Seals dead at 80

[Torn Mind]

Jim Seals of Seals and Crofts, Duo That Ruled ’70s Soft-Rock With Hits Like ‘Summer Breeze,’ Dies at 80

Jim Seals, who as half of the duo Seals and Crofts symbolized an era of '70s soft-rock with hits like 'Diamond Girl,' has died at 80.

variety.com

Just was listening to radio news.

 

[SKORPI0]

 

[sandorski]

RIP, have to confess though, know the songs, but never knew who performed them. Great summer holiday tunes.

 

[Torn Mind]

Jim Seals of ’70s group Seals and Crofts dies at age 80 - WTOP News

Jim Seals, who teamed with fellow musician “Dash” Crofts on such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “We May Never Pass This Way Again,” has died at age 80.

wtop.com

Seals and Darrell George “Dash” Crofts were Texas natives who had known each other since they were teenagers and had previously been in the Champs, which before they joined had a hit single with “Tequila,” and a group including Glen Campbell. They started Seals and Crofts in the late 1960s and over the next several years were among a wave of soft-rock groups that included America, Bread and England Dan and John Ford Coley.

 

[Captante]

RIP 🙁

(Explains why News 880 was playing "Summer-Breeze" earlier)

 

[Spacehead]

Bummer. I grew up listening to that type of stuff, AM gold.

 

[VirtualLarry]

RIP