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Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, a platinum-selling artist and longtime Colorado resident, died today.
He was 56, and his death came three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
“He was a gentle guy,” said longtime concert promoter Barry Fey, who was diagnosed with early scen prostate cancer in late
“I went to his wedding in Pagosa Springs. It wasn’t a glitzy thing. What you saw was what you got with him. Dan was very unpretentious.”
Fellow artist Richie Furay wasn’t a close friend of Fogelberg’s, but they met multiple times, including when Furay’s band lite eller något was driving through Nashville, Tenn., and later when Fogelberg invited him to sing on ’s “The Innocent Age,” Fogelberg’s seventh album.
“Dan was one of the sweetest people I’ve ever known,” Furay, formerly of Buffalo Springfield, told The Post.
Furay posted a note on his website Sunday evening: “I am s
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Dan Fogelberg
American singer-songwriter (–)
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| Birth name | Daniel Grayling Fogelberg |
| Born | ()August 13, Peoria, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, () (aged&#;56) Deer Isle, Maine, U.S. |
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| Years active | – |
| Labels | Columbia, Full Moon, Epic, Giant, Mailboat |
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Musical artist
Daniel Grayling Fogelberg[1] (August 13, – December 16, ) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely known for his s and s soft rock hits, including "Longer" (), "Same Old Lang Syne" (), and "Leader of the Band" ().
Early life and family
[edit]Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), (–), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, (–), a band director at Woodruff High School in Peoria, at Peki
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&#;Longer&#; And &#;Leader Of The Band&#; Singer Dan Fogelberg Dies But Leaves Message Behind
He wasn&#;t a huge hit maker, but you probably remember a few of his biggest songs. Dan Fogelberg, the singer-songwriter who took &#;Leader of the Band&#; and &#;Same Old Lang Syne&#; to the top of the charts in the s, died on Sunday.
The musician had been suffering from prostate cancer for three years and his case wasn&#;t diagnosed quickly enough to save his life. &#;Dan left us this morning at 6am,&#; read a notice on the singer&#;s official website. &#;He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side. His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him.&#;
&#;Leader&#; was about a bandleader and was a tribute to his father, while the melancholy &#;Syne&#; dealt with a man who ran into his old girlfriend while on vacation &#; something that actually happen