Dash Crofts of the soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts died at age 87.
Singer-songwriter Darrell 'Dash' Crofts died Wednesday of heart failure at the Heart Hospital of Austin in Austin, Texas. He was half of the 1970s soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts, known for hits like 'Summer Breeze,' 'Diamond Girl,' and 'Get Closer.' His daughter said he had been suffering heart issues for several years and had been hospitalized for about a month.
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“Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 87”
“Dash Crofts, of the Soft-Rock Duo That Sang 'Summer Breeze,' Dies at 87”
“Dash Crofts of Seals & Crofts, known for hits 'Summer Breeze' and 'Diamond Girl,' dies at 87”
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Crofts died of heart failure.
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