dan seals
After scoring several hits as part of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, Dan Seals reinvented himself as a country-pop singer and enjoyed a tremendous run of success during the latter half of the ’80s. [1]
Dan Seals, a much-loved pop and country music star who lent his voice and energy to the praise of Baha’u'llah internationally for over four decades, passed away on March 25, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee after several years’ battle with lymphoma. [2]
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His follow-up album, Harbinger, stiffed, and he turned his attention to country music, adapting his style to fit the demands of country radio while still keeping his signature soft sound. [3]
He kept the name England Dan for his debut album, Stones. [...] After the duo disbanded, Seals began a solo career in country music. [...] Seals’ cousins include country music artists Johnny Duncan and Troy Seals, as well as Brady Seals, lead singer of the band Hot Apple Pie and ex-member of Little Texas. [...] The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the “England Dan” half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including the #2 Billboard Hot 100 hit “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight.” [4]
Both brothers played with their parents in the Seals Family Band, with Dan learning string bass; however, after their parents divorced, Dan spent several years moving around with his mother. [3]
Dan’s music first entered my life when I was only 7 years old,when my parents began listening to England Dan & John Ford Coley’s “Nights are Forever.” [...] I had been a Seals and Crofts fan for a few years and was introduced to the Bahai Faith via their recordings and concerts. [...] He had just written his song, “We Are One” and it was so new, he had the words written on a piece of paper on the stage as as he sang. [2]
Dan joined with fellow W.W. Samuell High School classmate and longtime friend John Ford Coley to perform first as part of Dallas pop/psych group Southwest F.O.B. (Freight on Board), whose material has been re-released on CD by the Sundazed label. [4]
Born in McCamey, TX, in 1948, his brother was Jim Seals, later of another successful soft rock duo, Seals & Crofts. [1]
“I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” was the pair’s biggest hit, reaching #2 in the second half of 1976 and becoming their only gold single. [4]
Sources:
[1] Dan Seals: Information from Answers.com
[2] Remembering Dan Seals | Bahai Faith | Baha’i Faith
[3] CMT.com : Dan Seals : Biography
[4] Dan Seals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia