Pop, country singer Dan Seals dies of cancer

[Kadie]

Pop, country singer Dan Seals dies of cancer
By JOHN GEROME, AP Entertainment Writer

Thursday, March 26, 2009

(03-26) 10:39 PDT Nashville, Tenn. (AP) --

Dan Seals, who was England Dan in the pop duo England Dan and John Ford Coley and later had a successful country career, has died of complications from cancer. He was 61.

Longtime manager Tony Gottlieb said Seals, diagnosed with lymphoma two years ago, died Wednesday night at his daughter's home in Nashville.

With England Dan and John Ford Coley, Seals had hits including "I'd Really Like to See You Tonight" and "Nights Are Forever," both in 1976. His country hits in the '80s and '90s included "Bop,""You Still Move Me,""Love on Arrival," and a duet with Marie Osmond, "Meet Me in Montana."

"I've loved to play and sing from the moment I knew what it was," he told The Associated Press in 1992.

Seals, who is survived by his wife and four children, was in hospice care when he died.

"He was very positive," said Gottlieb, Seals' manager for about 30 years. "He participated in several clinical trials to assist with research on this type of lymphoma."

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[CreekDog]

1. I posted this in LBN too. Very sad, he was one of my favorites from the 1980's.

he had a nice voice and was great interpreter of song, especially as a country artist.

:cry:

[jobycom]

2. Goodbye to a sweet, sweet voice.

:cry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUXCaXSTmns

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. At first glance I thought it was Seal the singer.

The one with the scars on the face. I know it wouldn't be any more or any less tragic, but I was relieved.

RIP.

[Mr. Ected]

4. Let's Not Forget Seals and Croft..."Summer Breeze", "Hummingbird"

Wonderful music.

Thank you Mr. Seals. You were loved, appreciated and will be sorely missed.

[shanti]

5. summer breeze

my first thought on reading this...

[Dervill Crow]

7. Not the same guy.

Wasn't that Jim Seals?

on edit: Just checked Wikipedia, and they are (were) brothers.

[CreekDog]

8. Jim Seals is alive, yes, different guy --but Dan's brother

:hi:

[Dervill Crow]

9. Thanks! I was just looking that up!

:Hi:

[Mr. Ected]

10. Wow! My Bad!

Gotta admit, they sounded a LOT alike.

[Dervill Crow]

6. Boppin' in heaven. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. He had a beautiful voice, and

he was one of the pop singers who really embraced authentic country, not the Tim McGraw type of stuff - although I like Tim, too. And Faith.

Seals just did some fine, fine work, and he gave off the impression of a nice and decent man.

'Way too young to go. This blows ...........

[TwilightGardener]

12. My favorite of his, "Everything that Glitters"--such a sad song. RIP, Dan Seals.

[CreekDog]

13. Seals wrote "Everything That Glitters..." with Bob McDill, one of the greatest country songwriters

They collaborated on a bunch of songs:

Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
You Still Move Me
Three Time Loser
One Friend
Big Wheels in the Moonlight
Love on Arrival

[lumberjack_jeff]

14. Bummer. I liked his music. n/t