Seals & Crofts

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 1940), 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. With Beard, they moved to Los Angeles to join The Champs. In 1958, Seals and Crofts toured with The Champs. After the success of their number one Latin rock instrumental hit "Tequila", the pair returned to Los Angeles to work as session musicians.