cross-posted at skippy and a veritable cornucopia of other community blogs.

dan seals, aka england dan (brother of jim of seals & croft) died @ age 61. ew.com:

sad news for country music fans: daniel wayland seals, the texas-born, cma-award-winning singer who piled up 11 no. 1 songs between 1985 and 1990, passed away yesterday after a battle with mantle cell lymphoma. initially known to pop fans as the "england dan" half of england dan and john ford coley, who had a no. 2 single in 1976 with the soft-rocking classic "i’d really love to see you tonight," he went on to forge an impressive solo career in nashville.

here’s dan and his partner john ford coley w/their biggest hit:

england dan & john ford coley – i’d really love to see you tonite

rest in peace, dan seals.