What To Know
- Dash Crofts, one-half of the duo Seals & Crofts and singer of “Summer Breeze,” has died at age 85.
- Seals & Crofts, formed after Crofts and Jim Seals met as teenagers, produced hits like “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” and released five gold albums between 1972 and 1976.
- The duo also sparked controversy with their 1974 anti-abortion song “Unborn Child” before parting ways in 1980.
Dash Crofts — one-half of the duo Seals & Crofts and singer of “Summer Breeze” — is dead at 85.
On Thursday, March 26, producer Loui Shelton announced the news on Facebook. “Sad to hear our dear brother and partner in music has passed away today,” he captioned the update. “Sending love and prayers to all his family and many fans. R.I.P. my brother…..Dash Crofts.”
A family member confirmed Crofts’ death to TMZ. The singer and musician died on Wednesday, March 25, from complications of heart surgery.
Crofts, whose real name was Darrell Crofts, was half of the duo Seals & Crofts alongside Jim Seals. (Seals died in 2022 following a “chronic ongoing illness.”) In addition to the 1972 track “Summer Breeze,” Seals & Crofts’ best-known hits included “Diamond Girl” in 1973 and “Get Closer” in 1976.
After meeting as teenagers, Crofts and Seals toured with The Champs in 1958. They formed their own band in the ’60s, ultimately putting out five gold albums from 1972 to 1976. In addition to their hits, Seals & Crofts stirred up controversy with an anti-abortion song titled “Unborn Child” in 1974, after Roe v. Wade.
In 1980, the duo went their separate ways.