In Music- the passing of a personal favorite, England Dan

Another memory from the past in music for me: Dan Seal, one half of the singing team of "England Dan and John Ford Coley" died yesterday, March 25, 2009 following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma. From Wikipedia:

The duo had six Top 40 singles between 1976 and 1979. Among their hits was "I'd
Really Love to See You Tonight" (written by Parker McGee) (1976), a cover of Utopia's "Love Is the Answer", as well as "Nights Are Forever Without You", (another McGee composition), and "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again". Dan Seals, the brother of Jim Seals of the equally successful 1970s soft-rock duo Seals & Crofts, became a successful country performer in the 1980s, scoring hits such as "Meet Me in Montana" (with Marie Osmond) and "Bop".

England Dan and John Ford Coley were probably one of the more "syrupy" artists with their smooth sounds and nice harmonies, usually with a gentle style of presentation. But that's part of what I happened to like about them, and they were dependable for bringing that music. I really don't know any of the artists personally, but the music still makes some connection happen and it was part of the times past.

It's one of the things that happen so more frequently. You have all these singers that brought some tunes that you liked and you remember times that were associated with the sounds, and then you see, like here, that they die. It's a reminder that we are all just getting older and, contrary to what we felt in high school, we are all very mortal, especially apparent when you see that they were about your own age, too.

But with each artist's passing, they have left their mark, their contribution of some joy, at least for me, and there are some good memories left behind of the songs they sang and times they helped give you for your personal enjoyment.