Jim Seals, , Soft-Rock Pioneer <br />of Seals and Crofts, , Dead at 80.<br />CNN reports Jim Seals of the 1970s soft-rock group, Seals and Crofts, has died. He was 80.<br />Seals, alongside his musical partner, <br />Darrel "Dash" Crofts, was responsible for hits like "Summer Breeze," "Get Closer" and "Diamond Girl.".<br />I just learned that James <br />‘Jimmy’ Seals has passed. <br />My heart just breaks for his <br />wife Ruby and their children. , Brady Seals, relative, via social media.<br />Please keep them in your prayers. What an incredible legacy he leaves behind. , Brady Seals, relative, via social media.<br />Seals and Crofts met in Texas as teenagers, and <br />they formed a musical bond that forged an identity in the wave of soft-rock groups of the 1970s.<br />The duo split in 1980, though they reunited <br />in 1991 and again in 2004, releasing <br />their last album, 'Traces.'.<br />Other artists took to social media to commemorate the soft-rock legend.<br />Jimmy Seals passed away today.<br />I spent a large portion of my musical life with this man. , John Ford Coley, via Facebook.<br />We toured together, he and Dash invited us to sing on Seals and Crofts records, and we played with him for years. , John Ford Coley, via Facebook.<br />RIP Jim Seals ... <br />thanks for all the <br />beautiful music. , Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band, via Twitter
