Jim Seals, Singer for Seals and Crofts of ‘Summer Breeze’ Fame, Dies at 80

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Jim Seals, of Seals & Crofts, has died at the age of 80. The '70s music star's death was announced by his cousin Brady Seals on Instagram. "I just learned that James ‘Jimmy’ Seals has passed," Brady wrote.

has died. He was 80.Seals died on Monday and it was confirmed by several family members and friends on social media.

A post shared by Brady Seals (@bradysealsofficial)The duo caused controversy in 1974 with the release of ‘Unborn Child’, an anti-abortion song that was written shortly after the Roe V Wade Supreme Court decision. It was banned by a number of radio stations.Speaking to Los Angeles Times in the ’90s, Seals said of the song: “It was our ignorance that we didn’t know that kind of thing was seething and boiling as a social issue.

has died. He was 80.Seals death came on Monday and was confirmed by several family members and friends on social media.His cousin, Brady Seals — a former member of the country band Little Texas — shared the news on social media Monday night.«I just learned that James 'Jimmy' Seals has passed,» Brady wrote, alongside a photo of his late cousin.

Jim Seals, the singer-songwriter-guitarist who scored Top 10 pop hits with “Diamond Girl,” “Summer Breeze” and “Get Closer” as one half of the soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts, died Monday. He was 80.