{"id":21618,"date":"2026-03-26T16:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=21618"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:51:31","slug":"seals-crofts-musician-dies-at-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=21618","title":{"rendered":"Seals &#038; Crofts musician dies at 85!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:d3bd7915-b6c6-4005-9c33-fd8042b48038-9\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-20\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7cea4b72-be20-48db-98f2-c15b7fc01751\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"282\">Darrell \u201cDash\u201d Crofts, one half of the iconic soft-rock duo Seals &amp; Crofts, has died at 85 from complications after heart surgery. With his passing, both members of the beloved \u201970s duo are now gone.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"583\">Known for timeless hits like <em data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"347\">\u201cSummer Breeze,\u201d \u201cDiamond Girl,\u201d<\/em> and <em data-start=\"352\" data-end=\"367\">\u201cGet Closer,\u201d<\/em> Crofts helped define an era with the duo\u2019s smooth, uplifting sound. Born in Texas in 1940, he began as a drummer before teaming up with Jim Seals, rising to fame with their 1972 breakthrough album <em data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"580\">Summer Breeze<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"757\">Their music, often influenced by the Bah\u00e1\u02bc\u00ed Faith, blended gentle melodies with spiritual themes, earning a lasting place in music history despite occasional controversy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"947\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Crofts\u2019 family remembered him for his kindness, compassion, and beautiful voice. His bandmate Jim Seals passed away in 2022, marking the end of a musical partnership that touched millions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQQbjpomexo\" data-id=\"GQQbjpomexo\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Seals &amp; Crofts - Summer Breeze (Official Audio)\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GQQbjpomexo?autoplay=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Darrell \u201cDash\u201d Crofts, one half of the iconic soft-rock duo Seals &amp; Crofts, has died at 85 from complications after heart surgery. With his passing, both members of the beloved \u201970s duo are now gone. Known for timeless hits like \u201cSummer Breeze,\u201d \u201cDiamond Girl,\u201d and \u201cGet Closer,\u201d Crofts helped define an era with the duo\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=21618\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Seals &#038; Crofts musician dies at 85!&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21618"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21621,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21618\/revisions\/21621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}