Trigger warning: This article mentions death. Reader discretion is advised.Darrell “Dash” Crofts, one half of Seals & Crofts has passed away at the age of 87. The ’70s yacht-rock duo member was best known for the song ‘Summer Breeze.’ Jim Seals, the other member of Seals & Crofts, passed away in June 2022 at the age of 79. A family member told TMZ that Crofts passed away from complications following heart surgery.
Seals & Crofts’ producer confirmed the news
News of the singer’s death was confirmed by Seals & Crofts’ producer Louie Shelton in a Facebook post on Thursday, March 26. “Sad to hear our dear brother and partner in music has passed away today,” he began the caption. “Sending love and prayers to all his family and many fans. R.I.P. my brother…..Dash Crofts.”
Dash Crofts and Jim Seals started their journey from high school
Born in Cisco, Texas, Crofts began playing the piano at the age of 5 before taking up the drums by the time he turned 10. By high school, he played drums in a band, where he met Jim Seals, who was playing saxophone at the time. After high school, Crofts and Seals relocated to Southern California and were members of ‘The Champs’ from 1958 to 1965. The duo began working together under the name Seals & Crofts in 1969 and by the ’70s, they landed hits including ‘Summer Breeze’ and ‘Diamond Girl.’The group released more than a dozen albums, including their 1972 breakthrough fourth record ‘Summer Breeze,’ and ‘Greatest Hits’ in 1975. They also earned four gold albums and two platinum ones. Throughout their career, Seals & Crofts earned two Grammy nominations from ‘Diamond Girl’ and ‘We Will Never Pass This Way (Again).’ In 1983, the pair went their separate ways before reuniting in the 1990s and in 2004, when they teamed up for their first album since 1980 with Traces. In 1998, Crofts released his first solo album, ‘Today.’
