Founded in 1969, Seals & Crofts was one of the most successful soft rock duos of
the 1970s. James 'Jim' Seals (born October 17, 1942) and Darrel 'Dash' Crofts
(born August 14, 1938) first met when they were playing in the same band, Dean
Beard and the Crew Cats. The duo relocated from Texas to Los Angeles, California
where they, along with band mate Beard, joined The Champs after the group had
scored its only Number 1 single, “Tequila”. As well as band work, both Seals and
Crofts had side projects - Seals composed “It's Never Too Late” recorded by
Brenda Lee and Crofts played in ...