Dan Fogelberg

Dave Anderson · Post by **Dave Anderson** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:22 am

I was saddened to hear of the passing of a great singer/songwriter whom I admired for many years! Dan Fogelberg was a truly great musician and great person who will be missed so very much. Some of his songs are my all time favorites and I play a lot of his tunes on guitar: Leader of the Band, Run for the Roses, Same old Lang Syne, Part of the Plan, Power of Gold, and The Innocent Age just to name a few. Rest in Peace Dan

BillyT · Post by **BillyT** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:52 am

He was not that old!
That comes as quite a shock.

Dave Anderson · Post by **Dave Anderson** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:27 am

Yeah ,I read he was only 56 Billy and has been battling the disease for a couple years.
He kind of had the reputation as a soft rock/pop music artist but the guy could Rock!
He wrote a lot of great music over the years IMHO.

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:11 pm

Quite a shock yes, i remember him, i used to sing the Leader of the band when i was young, what a loss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxEUn6ozJNA

Dave Anderson · Post by **Dave Anderson** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:17 am

Thanks for that nice video Serge! Yeah, "Leader of the band" is a good one. Did you know that song is about his father
who is the band leader for the UCLA marching band?

Serge · Post by **Serge** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:09 am

No, i didn't but i know that he also sang a very nice song called "Longer than".

He was Jewish and man what a talent we lost!

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:02 am

Dan didnt have to play loud to make himself heard. RIP.

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