Texas Native Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts Has Died at Age 80

[frankberry]

NASHVILLE, TN, June 7, 2022 (CelebrityAccess) – Jim Seals of the 1970’s soft rock duo Seals & Crofts has died at the age of 80. No details surrounding his death have been released.

Texas Native Jim Seals of Seals & Crofts Has Died at Age 80

NASHVILLE, TN, June 7, 2022 (CelebrityAccess) - Jim Seals of the 1970's soft rock duo Seals & Crofts has died at the age of 80. No details surrounding his death have been released. Seals was born

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[vchimpanzee]

I liked Seals and Crofts.

 

[drt]

R.I.P. Jim Seals

 

[CTListener]

I liked Seals and Crofts.

Me too. They torpedoed their career at its peak by following "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" with the anti-abortion plea "Unborn Child," a total misreading of the room by Warner Brothers. They didn't recover for two years, with the No. 6 "Get Closer."

 

[Kemosabe]

I saw Seals & Crofts in concert once in the late '70s. Wonderful memories! When the music concluded, the duo invited the audience to remain for a talk about the Baháʼí Faith.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I heard "You're the Love" on WERT.

 

[Deleted User]

Me too. They torpedoed their career at its peak by following "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)" with the anti-abortion plea "Unborn Child," a total misreading of the room by Warner Brothers. They didn't recover for two years, with the No. 6 "Get Closer."

Warner Brothers did not want the track on the album, and in all fairness the album was weak.... but it did get a lot of backlash due to that track. Their faith was more important to them than the money, and there are interviews with them that quote them saying that.

 

[CTListener]

I saw Seals & Crofts in concert once in the late '70s. Wonderful memories! When the music concluded, the duo invited the audience to remain for a talk about the Baháʼí Faith.

The long intro to "Hummingbird" -- which some stations played and others didn't -- was Baha'i-based and I thought added a lot to the song, even for people unfamiliar with the religious imagery.

 

[firepoint525]

I heard "You're the Love" on WERT.

It was on the 1978 retro American Top 40 countdown over the weekend.

 

[crainbebo]

Another famous musician passes away to the heavens. 'Summer Breeze,' 'Get Closer to Me,' 'Hummingbird,' they ruled the roost in '70s soft rock and yacht rock.
RIP Jim!

 

[cyber]

Jim Seals obituary

Half of the duo Seals and Crofts best known for their 1970s hit Summer Breeze

www.theguardian.com