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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Mar 26, 2026, 04:24 PM Mar 26

Dash Crofts, of 1970s music duo Seals & Crofts, dead at 85 [View all]

Source: ABC News/AP

March 26, 2026, 12:43 PM


Dash Crofts, one half of the 1970s soft rock duo Seals & Crofts, known for hits including "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl," died Wednesday at the age of 85.

An agent for Crofts’ daughter, Lua Crofts Faragher, confirmed Crofts' passing to ABC News, saying in part that “Lua, her family, and Brady Seals are mourning this deep loss.”

Brady Seals was a cousin of Jim Seals, the other half of Seals & Crofts, who died in 2022. Brady Seals and Lua Crofts Faragher currently perform under the name Seals & Crofts 2.

“We are honoring and celebrating the amazing life and legacy of Darrell George 'Dash' Crofts, and are so grateful for the music that lives on through Seals & Crofts 2,” the statement continued.

Read more: https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/dash-crofts-1970s-music-duo-seals-crofts-dead/story?id=131435268



Wow. What a loss. So many iconic songs, a number that were covered by others. R.I.P.

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I've been re-evaluating the soft rock songs that were big when I was a child in the 70s. johnp3907 Mar 26 #1
the 60's and 70;s Skittles Mar 26 #2
They even got rolled into the newish genre "Yacht Rock" BumRushDaShow Mar 26 #3
Saw them in concert Omaha Steve Mar 26 #4
... BaronChocula Mar 26 #5
❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #12
Unborn Child in 1974 made me lose any respect for them. BoomaofBandM Mar 26 #6
Unborn Child by Seals & Crofts littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #8
The song was rather cringy, with the arrangement not all that. valleyrogue Mar 27 #15
... littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #7
Rememberance from a fellow Bahai adherent: Ponietz Mar 26 #9
R.I.P. Marthe48 Mar 26 #10
Loved their music mcar Mar 26 #11
RIP. area51 Mar 27 #13
He apparently was born in 1938, not 1940. valleyrogue Mar 27 #14
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