Dan Seals, also known as England Dan, has died at the age of 61 after suffering from mantle cell lymphoma.
Seals, the brother of Jim Seals of Seals & Croft, was born in Texas to a musical family. His first output was as part of Dallas group Southwest FOB alongside high school friend John Ford Coley. They later became known as a soft rock duo, England Dan & John Ford Coley, for their worldwide 70s hit 'I'd Really Love To See You Tonight'.
Following their split in 1980, Seals began his solo work, initially sticking to the England Dan moniker, and over the course of his career released 16 studio albums, with 11 songs reaching number one in the Billboard country chart. Amongst his solo tracks are 'Meet Me In Montana' with Marie Osmond, 'Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold) and 'Three Time Loser'.