England Dan & John Ford Coley

England Dan & John Ford Coley was an American pop rock duo composed of Dan Seals (born February 5 1948, McCamey, Texas - died March 25, 2009, Nashville, Tennessee) and John Ford Coley (born John Colley, October 13 1948, Dallas, Texas). The duo released eleven albums and nine singles in their career, and are best known for their 1976 debut single, "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight". This song was a #2 pop hit and #1 Adult Contemporary hit that year. After disbanding, Seals began a solo country music career which lasted throughout the 1980s.

Career

The duo had six Top 40 singles between 1976 and 1979. Among their hits are a cover of Todd Rundgren's "Love Is the Answer" (1979), "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" (written by Parker McGee) (1976), "Nights Are Forever Without You" (another McGee composition) (1976), "It's Sad to Belong" (1977), and "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" (1978). Dan Seals, the brother of Jim Seals of the 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".

Seals' childhood nickname was "England Dan" because he was a fan of The Beatles, and occasionally affected an English accent. John Colley's last name was shortened to "Coley" for ease of pronunciation; "Ford" was added as his middle name for flow purposes, thus England Dan and John Ford Coley.
Seals died on March 25, 2009 following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma.

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