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Dash Crofts 'Summer Breeze' Singer Dead at 85
TMZ ^
| March 26, 2026
| staff
Posted on 03/26/2026 10:15:55 AM PDT by Morgana
Dash Crofts, best known for creating the hit song, "Summer Breeze," as a member of Seals & Croft, has died ... TMZ has learned.
A family member tells TMZ ... Crofts died Wednesday from complications of a heart surgery. No plans for a memorial have been set at this time.
His death was first announced by producer Louie Shelton early Thursday morning. Shelton produced Seals & Crofts’ biggest projects, including 1971’s “Year of Sunday,” 1972’s “Summer Breeze,” 1973’s “Diamond Girl,” and 1976’s “Get Closer," per All Music.
Dash -- real name Darrell Crofts -- was half of Seals & Crofts along with Jim Seals, who died in 2022.
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: croftobit; darrellcrofts; dashcroftobit; dashcrofts; jimseals; sealsandcroft; sealsandcrofts; summerbreeze
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Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowin' through the jasmine in my mind
Summer breeze makes me feel fine
Blowin' though the jasmine in my mind
RIP Dash
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:15:55 AM PDT
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Morgana
To: Morgana
Love their music and vocals.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:17:08 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Magnum44
Music back then was just that, music.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:17:43 AM PDT
by
Morgana
( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 )
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:21:13 AM PDT
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: Morgana
Music back then was just that, music.People played instruments, songs were written, singers sung - all good. Today they are auto tuned, music is electronic, no actual musicians are necessary, it's all theater.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:22:14 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:24:35 AM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:26:13 AM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
(Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
To: 1Old Pro
The “band” has become obsolete, now a performer onlneeds a purchasing agent to hire what’s needed. Or just AI.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:27:17 AM PDT
by
bigbob
(We are all Charlie Kirk now)
To: Morgana
This was played so many times on radio.
It brings back good memories.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:27:36 AM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:28:57 AM PDT
by
FamiliarFace
(I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
To: T.B. Yoits
To: 1Old Pro
What are you complaining about. After all, we got Bad Bunny to listen to.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:28:59 AM PDT
by
fhayek
To: Morgana
Loved that song. I find myself humming the tune, especially in wintertime. Brings back memories. RIP.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:34:03 AM PDT
by
virgil
(The evil that men do lives after them )
To: bigbob
We went to a wedding on Saturday. At the reception, no live band, just an ultra obnoxious “DJ” screaming and screeching over equally obnoxious, tuneless, melody-less “music”, boomba-boomba-boomba — all at 110 dB. Even the young people vacated the head-throbbing dance room.
To: Morgana
seals and croft did more to bring the false Bahi religion to America than any other entity. They had alter calls at their concerts.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:36:06 AM PDT
by
Jan_Sobieski
(Sanctification)
To: Morgana
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:36:29 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Morgana
Remembering how they released a strongly pro-life song, “Unborn Child,” in 1974, and the pro-abort pushback was so strong that Jim and Dash ultimately had to disown it.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:39:05 AM PDT
by
misterdarcey
(Abandon all nuance, ye who enter here.)
To: Morgana
jasmineAlways heard that as jazz band. Still do.
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03/26/2026 10:39:11 AM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Jan_Sobieski
seals and croft did more to bring the false Bahi religion to AmericaNever heard of it. Must not have had much of a congregation.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:39:33 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(AOC for President, 2028. And don't forget to detoxify your liver.)
To: Hot Tabasco
A religion famous for being viciously hated by Iran. A friend was Bahi for a while before he became gay.
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posted on
03/26/2026 10:45:52 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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