Dash Crofts

Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (August 14, 1938 – March 25, 2026) was an American musician, one half of the soft rock duo Seals & Crofts with Jim Seals.

Crofts was a drummer in his early career, when he met Jim Seals, then a saxophonist. The two would go on to play in The Champs, eventually creating the duo Seals and Crofts, in which both members sang and played the guitar and mandolin among other instruments; they would go on to record hits such as "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl".

Early life Darrell George Crofts was born in Cisco, Texas on August 14, 1938, to parents Sutton Phillp Crofts and Mary French Crofts, née Hicks. He had a twin sister named Dorothy. Crofts's nickname "Dash" came from when he was a baby; his mother entered him and his twin into a "beautiful baby" contest and said they would look even cuter if they entered as "Dot" and "Dash". After Crofts graduated, his father found a job for him which he quit after just one day. Both Seals and Crofts picked up the guitar and Crofts additionally took up the mandolin as it would be easier to take on planes and carry around while travelling. He lived on a farm in Texas and raised Arabian horses.