Rest In Peace Dan Fogelberg
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Dan Fogelberg was born on August 13, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois. He joined his first band at the age of 14 and, while studying theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, began performing in local coffeehouses. After being discovered in 1971 by Irving Azoff, who was the manager of REO Speedwagon, Fogelberg moved to California and became a studio musician, performing with such artists as Van Morrison.
Fogelberg’s first album, 1972’s Home Free, barely made a ripple in the music world. It wasn’t until his second solo album, 1974’s Souvenirs, that Fogelberg’s trademark angelic vocals became a hit. Fogelberg continued to find commercial success with tunes like The Power of Gold," "The Language of Love," "Lonely in Love", and “Longer”, but his true commercial peak came with the release of 1981’s The Innocent Age. That album contained three 10 Ten singles: "Hard to Say," "Same Old Lang Syne", and "Leader of the Band”.
Although he’s best known for his soft rock standards, Fogelberg’s interests in music were wide-ranging. In 1985, he released High Country Snows, a bluegrass album on which he collaborated with the of Vince Gill. In 1999, he even created a Christmas album called First Christmas Morning. In 2004, Fogelberg was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He underwent therapy and had a partial remission, but the disease finally claimed him at his Maine home on Sunday. He was 56 years old.
Really really mellow music...
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