Dan Wayland Seals (born February 8, 1950 in McCamey, Texas) is an American musician. February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... McCamey is a city located in Upton County, Texas. ...

From a very music oriented family, his older brother Jim Seals sang with a 1950s musical group called "The Champs" who had a 1958 hit single with the song, "Tequila" and who then teamed up with Dash Crofts in the mid-1960's to perform as "Seals and Crofts". Dan Seals' other brother is country musician Eddie Seals and he is a cousin of composers Troy and Chuck Seals and Brady Seals. Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (October 17, 1941) and Dash Crofts (August 14, 1940), a popular soft rock duo in the early 1970s, best-known for their hit Summer Breeze. Both born in Texas, they first met in a band called Dean Beard and the Crew Cuts, where Seals... The Champs were a one hit wonder, most famous for their instrumental Tequila. Formed by studio executives to record a B-Side for a single, the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (17 October 1941) and Dash Crofts (14 August 1940), a popular soft rock duo in the early 1970s. ... Seals and Crofts are Jim Seals (17 October 1941) and Dash Crofts (14 August 1940), a popular soft rock duo in the early 1970s. ... Troy Seals (born November 16, 1938 in Big Hill, Kentucky) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals (of Seals and Crofts) and Dan Seals (of England Dan and John Ford Coley) and Brady Seals. ...

Taught by his father to play the upright bass, in high school, Dan Seals joined with piano-playing friend John Ford Coley to perform as "England Dan & John Ford Coley." The two would eventually have several hits performing singing pop rock harmonies. They disbanded in 1980 and since then Dan Seals has been performing as a solo artist. John Ford Colley (born October 13, 1951 in Texas) was a classically trained pianist who partnered with upright bass player Dan Seals to form the late 1960s singing duo known as England Dan & John Ford Coley. ... Pop rock is a genre of music that combines elements of both pop and rock music. ...

Between 1985 and 1990, Seals scored 10 #1 hits, 7 of them consecutively, on the country charts. His first #1, "Bop", won the CMA Award for best single in 1986 and had some crossover success as well; the song reached #10 on the adult contemporary charts and #42 in the Billboard Hot 100. Seals also won a CMA award in 1986 for a duet with Marie Osmond. The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main U.S. singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959 in Ogden, Utah) is an American entertainer and a member of the show business family, The Osmonds. ...

Both Dan Seals and Dash Crofts are members of the Bahá'í Faith and say that they derive a lot of their inspiration from the Faith's Teachings. Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ...

External links

• The Dan Seals fan page includes biography, gallery, lyrics, etc.