Dash Crofts, who as half of the duo Seals and Crofts helped define the sound of “soft rock” in the 1970s with hits like “Summer Breeze,” died Wednesday at age 87. The news was first announced on ...

NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Darrell “Dash” Crofts, who teamed with childhood friend Jim Seals for such 1970s soft-rock hits as “Summer Breeze,” “Diamond Girl” and “Get Closer,” has died. He was 87.

Dash Crofts, the American musician best known for his soft rock hits in the 1970s as part of the duo Seals and Crofts, has passed away at the age of 85, apparently from complications due to a heart ...

And sometimes, as the ’70s showed, a classic song is simply a perfect soundtrack to a party in the backyard or at the beach: In 1975 and 1976, songs from KC and the Sunshine Band, such as “Get Down ...

When rocker Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in August 1958, the concept of “the song of summer” was born. It had a catchy melody with a chugging beat and lyrics that anyone whose summer wasn ...

67 years of summer songs: Celebrating music’s hottest season Since Eddie Cochran released “Summertime Blues” in 1958, songs that capture the essence of summer have frequently become hits during the ...