What ever happened to England Dan and John Ford Coley?

Danny Wayland Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals,

he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted nine singles between 1976 and 1980, including the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”.

England Dan & John Ford Coley was an American soft rock duo composed of Danny Wayland “England Dan” Seals and John Edward “John Ford” Coley, active throughout the 1970s.

Native Texans, are best known for their 1976 single “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”, a No. 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit.

After they disbanded, Seals began performing as Dan Seals and launched a country music career through the 1980s which produced 11 No. 1 country hits.

Whatever happened to England Dan and John Ford Coley?

The duo split in 1980 when Seals decided to pursue a career in country music, where he found success throughout the 1980s, scoring hits such as “Meet Me in Montana” (with Marie Osmond) and “Bop”.

Seals died on March 25, 2009, following treatment for mantle cell lymphoma.

Coley formed another group that released an album on A&M Records: Leslie, Kelly, and John Ford Coley (featuring sisters Leslie and Kelly Bulkin), then went on to do television and film appearances in the 1980s.

He returned to an active touring schedule in the 1990s and 2000s and was also co-producer for acts such as Eddie Money (with Vince Gill) and Tom Wurth.