Seals & Crofts was Jim Seals (born James Eugene Seals on 17 October 1941; died 6 June 2022) and Dash Crofts (born Darrell George Crofts on 14 August 1938), a popular American soft-rock duo in the early 1970s best-known for their hit "Summer Breeze".
Both Seals and Crofts were born in Texas. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Later, Seals joined a band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cuts where he played guitar; later on Crofts joined the band. .
