Jim Seals, the singer-songwriter-guitarist who scored Top 10 pop hits with “Diamond Girl,” “Summer Breeze” and “Get Closer” as one half of the soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts, died Monday. He was 80.
His cousin, Brady Seals of the country band Little Texas, confirmed the news on social media but offered no details.
Jim Seals already was a music veteran when he teamed with longtime off-and-on bandmate Dash Crofts to form Seals & Crofts in 1969. The Texas natives had met in local bands during the 1950s, and both moved to Los Angeles to join the Champs in 1959. That group was hot off the revered No. 1 instrumental smash “Tequila,” and guitarist Glen Campbell also joined the band after that hit.
By the mid-’60s, Seals, Crofts, Campbell and another bandmate left the Champs to form the short-lived Glen Campbell and the GCs. After that group split, Seals and Crofts returned to the Lone Star State and launched a new band.
His cousin, Brady Seals of the country band Little Texas, confirmed the news on social media but offered no details.
Jim Seals already was a music veteran when he teamed with longtime off-and-on bandmate Dash Crofts to form Seals & Crofts in 1969. The Texas natives had met in local bands during the 1950s, and both moved to Los Angeles to join the Champs in 1959. That group was hot off the revered No. 1 instrumental smash “Tequila,” and guitarist Glen Campbell also joined the band after that hit.
By the mid-’60s, Seals, Crofts, Campbell and another bandmate left the Champs to form the short-lived Glen Campbell and the GCs. After that group split, Seals and Crofts returned to the Lone Star State and launched a new band.
- 6/7/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
K.T. Oslin, the first female songwriter to win the CMA Award for Song of the Year, for her 1987 hit “80’s Ladies,” died Monday at 78. Oslin had been battling Parkinson’s disease and was diagnosed with Covid-19 last week, according to her friend, the journalist Robert K. Oermann, who confirmed her death.
Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin in Arkansas, was 45 when she released her chart-topping debut country album, 1987’s 80’s Ladies — a remarkable feat then for a woman in country music and a near impossibility today. Along with the Top 10 title track,...
Oslin, born Kay Toinette Oslin in Arkansas, was 45 when she released her chart-topping debut country album, 1987’s 80’s Ladies — a remarkable feat then for a woman in country music and a near impossibility today. Along with the Top 10 title track,...
- 12/21/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
On April 12th, 1972, at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, a tradition began that has today morphed into one of Music City’s most popular annual events for country fans around the globe. Then known as Country Music Fan Fair and now christened Cma Fest, the event still includes Fan Fair X, which offers artist meet-and-greets throughout the Music City Center. Although recent Cma Fests dwarf the scope of those early Fan Fair gatherings, the enthusiasm fans have brought with them to the event for nearly 50 years remains an inspiration to many...
- 9/25/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
“In the first part of the song, it talks about overcoming obstacles in your life or anything in your life you want to succeed at,” reveals Tim McGraw about his song “Gravity” for the new documentary “Free Solo.” In our recent interview (watch the exclusive video above), he adds, “The movie, as the song does, speaks to bigger themes. You can watch this movie and get inspiration for anything you’re doing in your life. That’s what we wanted this song to represent.”
The breathtaking NatGeo film is directed by Elizabeth Chai VasarHelyi and Jimmy Chin as a profile of rock climber Alex Honnold. It shows him in various mountain quests but especially focuses on his lifelong dream of climbing El Capitan. The movie won the People’s Choice Award for documentaries in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
SEE2019 Oscars: 166 Documentary Features submitted including ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Rbg,...
The breathtaking NatGeo film is directed by Elizabeth Chai VasarHelyi and Jimmy Chin as a profile of rock climber Alex Honnold. It shows him in various mountain quests but especially focuses on his lifelong dream of climbing El Capitan. The movie won the People’s Choice Award for documentaries in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
SEE2019 Oscars: 166 Documentary Features submitted including ‘Free Solo,’ ‘Rbg,...
- 11/16/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
On last night's Modern Family, Cam and Mitch cause a scene at a theater, run afoul of a hit and run driver, and pants a thief. Claire runs for City Council against returning guest star David Cross, while Phil makes some mistakes with the children. Meanwhile, Gloria has all the answers, but no one will listen.
Favorite moments:
Claire - "Why does everybody think I talk like that?" Lily is devastated that Cam and Mitch saw The Muppet Movie without her, but Mitch explains, "Just the first two numbers!" Claire and Gloria have a rare moment together, and Gloria tells the sad story of her cousin with a nose like a toucan. "She couldn't see that bus." Phil threatening to unleash England Dan, John Ford Coley, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Mitch pantsing a skinny jeans-clad Eraserhead.
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Favorite moments:
Claire - "Why does everybody think I talk like that?" Lily is devastated that Cam and Mitch saw The Muppet Movie without her, but Mitch explains, "Just the first two numbers!" Claire and Gloria have a rare moment together, and Gloria tells the sad story of her cousin with a nose like a toucan. "She couldn't see that bus." Phil threatening to unleash England Dan, John Ford Coley, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Mitch pantsing a skinny jeans-clad Eraserhead.
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Need to catch up on the season?...
- 10/13/2011
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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