Play Dan Fogelberg Radio
Dan Fogelberg
551,864 plays (91,822 listeners)
Peoria IL, United States (1971 – 2007)
The late Dan Fogelberg (August 13, 1951, Peoria, Illinois – December 16, 2007, Deer Isle, Maine) was an American singer/songwriter who had several gold and platinum releases in the late 1970’s and early 80’s. During his solo career, under assistance of Eagles manager Irving Azoff, he rose to prominence and epitomized the soft rock 70s sound. He also voiced his concerns on social and ecological issues, including the No Nukes concerts, and worked in the studio with a diverse variety of musicians including Van Morrison, Joe Walsh, Tim Weisberg and Ricky Scaggs.
The youngest of three sons, Dan was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically-trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director, who spent most of his career at Peoria Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dan Fogelberg’s mother was a Scottish immigrant and his father was of Swedish descent. His father would later be the inspiration for the song
Leader Of The Band. Using a Mel Bay course book, Dan taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar his grandfather gave to him; he also learned to play the piano. He started his music career at age 14 when he joined his first band, The Clan, which paid homage to The Beatles. His second band was another cover combo, The Coachmen, which in 1967 released two singles on Ledger Records: “Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget” and “Don’t Want To Lose Her.” Another was the blues band, Frankie and the Aliens, who toured regionally during the 1980s covering songs by Cream and Muddy Waters, among others.
The youngest of three sons, Dan was born in Peoria, Illinois, the son of Margaret (née Irvine), a classically-trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, a high school band director, who spent most of his career at Peoria Woodruff High School and Pekin High School. Dan Fogelberg’s mother was a Scottish immigrant and his father was of Swedish descent. His father would later be the inspiration for the song
Leader Of The Band. Using a Mel Bay course book, Dan taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar his grandfather gave to him; he also learned to play the piano. He started his music career at age 14 when he joined his first band, The Clan, which paid homage to The Beatles. His second band was another cover combo, The Coachmen, which in 1967 released two singles on Ledger Records: “Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget” and “Don’t Want To Lose Her.” Another was the blues band, Frankie and the Aliens, who toured regionally during the 1980s covering songs by Cream and Muddy Waters, among others.
Top Albums
-
Greatest Hits
Dan Fogelberg Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
The Very Best of Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $8.47
- eBay Search
-
Portrait
Dan Fogelberg Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Souvenirs
Dan Fogelberg Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $9.99
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $20.09
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
Longer
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
Same Old Lang Syne
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
Leader Of The Band
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Hard To Say
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
Part Of The Plan
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
Run For The Roses
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Heart Hotels
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
Make Love Stay
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Rhythm Of The Rain
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Missing you
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
The Power Of Gold
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Nether Lands
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
There's A Place In The World For A Gambler
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
Illinois
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
As The Raven Flies
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
Lady_Elaine wrote:
His music will forever live on in our memories for those of us who grew wiser and loved in the 70s......
-
mammaleh wrote:
My heart aches at his loss. One of the best - I own many of his early albums. They were a a part of the soundtrack of my life - especially on road trips. Hard to listen to them now without a tear.........Dan, I finally realize "there' a place in the town for a gambler". LET IT SHINE!
-
Biirdiie wrote:
We have the same last name xD
-
korda9 wrote:
To jeden z tych wykonawców , który potrafił(i nadal potrafią jego utwory) wywołać fale łagodności w człowieku i spowodować ,że człowiek zatrzymał się chociaż na chwilę w tym pędzie do...czegoś tam.Szkoda, że już go nie ma...
-
gabepatrick wrote:
"Missing You" - great driving song.
-
zz-eon wrote:
<:))>><
-
rescuedog2006 wrote:
I was moved by Dan's music in the 70's Have a few albums on vinyl but only the greatest hits on CD. Particularly like Another Auld Lang Syne, a song which hold special memories for me. I didnt know Dan has passed on. A truly great singer/songwriter sadly missed.
-
Ratchoul wrote:
great music, love Mountain Pass
-
dcmaguire wrote:
Dan got m through my 20s. It is a major loss to the world that we will no get to hear what is coming from his creative mind He is one of the artists who taught me so much, and I miss him.
-
september_magic wrote:
I'm a fan!
-
elsmarie wrote:
beautiful!!!!!! love his music ....
-
TIBBY1 wrote:
truely beautiful song, makes me want to hug my pop everytime i hear it!!!!
-
winslow99 wrote:
Glad I got to see him live at Lake Tahoe. He was so talented!
-
kturlington wrote:
Would love for this to happen
-
tinymami wrote:
They only play this around every NYE ! I absolutely love this song! It gets me teary eyed all the time ..R I P Dan Beautiful man, Beautiful song !
-
WMBIGS wrote:
Man, this brings back memories.
-
petershaman wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Dan+Fogelberg
-
petershaman wrote:
If somebody likes Soft Rock, this is a classic Soft Rock artist.
-
sgchili wrote:
RIP dude. You left behind your own legacy.
-
omagritte wrote:
Damit hat er sich eine kleine Unsterblichkeit geschaffen - viele werden noch an ihn denken und bedauern, dass er schon gehen mußte
Videos
See more
Listeners
-
ChariotsOfFire
Listening now
to Illinois -
sandralynnsandr
Listening now
to Heart Hotels -
adventureran
Top Listener
-
nieve44
Top Listener
-
heyalmo
Top Listener
-
one0one
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
LyndaLorene, bdkoeller, norsemaanus and 6 other people added Dan Fogelberg to their libraries. 10 minutes ago
-
lucy1379 tagged Dan Fogelberg with ‘www’. yesterday morning
-
lucy1379, philisand, wendymitchell and 10 other people added Dan Fogelberg to their libraries. yesterday morning
-
Battunicala tagged Dan Fogelberg with ‘illinois’. Tuesday evening
-
mycyberturf, renee_124u2, carlcochrane and 12 other people added Dan Fogelberg to their libraries. Tuesday evening
-
billmullerii tagged Dan Fogelberg with love songs, singer-songwriter, ballad and 3 other tags. Sunday evening
-
rlaroche, markhuds49, vgr300z and 3 other people added Dan Fogelberg to their libraries. Sunday evening
-
misterwhitttttt tagged Dan Fogelberg with ‘dan fogelberg’. Sunday morning
-
KillSender, pmyers11, TCvegan and 45 other people added Dan Fogelberg to their libraries. Sunday morning
-
hislifesentence created the wiki page for Home Free. August 2008
Related Journals
-
Love in Time
by nieve44 |
8 Nov 2009 | Add comment
-
Dubious Variety Meme
by hillenha |
22 Sep 2009 | 1 comment
-
Most popular releases on soundamus 12 Jan 2009 to 18 Jan 2009
by soundamus |
16 Jan 2009 | Add comment
Groups (7)
-
Classic Rock 60&70's
821 members
-
70s Top 40
293 members
-
The '80s Music Scene
193 members
-
Grateful Dread Kind Eclectica
131 members
-
5000 Artists
52 members
