| 17th December 2007 11:45 AM |
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| Highwire Rob |
Dan Fogelberg, Lyric Rocker, Dies at 56
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 17, 2007
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Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits “Leader of the Band” and “Same Old Lang Syne” helped define the soft-rock era, died Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer. He was 56.
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David Kawashima/Los Angeles Times via Associated Press
The singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg performing in 1998.
His death was announced Sunday in a statement released by his family through the firm Scoop Marketing and also posted on his Web site.
Mr. Fogelberg learned he had advanced prostate cancer in 2004. In a statement then, he thanked fans for their support. “It is truly overwhelming and humbling to realize how many lives my music has touched so deeply all these years,” he wrote. “I thank you from the very depths of my heart.”
Mr. Fogelberg’s music was powerful in its simplicity. He did not rely on the volume of his voice to convey his emotions; instead, they came through in his soft, tender delivery and his poignant lyrics. Songs like “Same Old Lang Syne,” in which a man reminisces after meeting an old girlfriend by chance during the holidays, became classics not only for his performance, but also for their engaging story lines.
Mr. Fogelberg’s heyday was in the 1970s and early ’80s, when he scored several platinum and multiplatinum records fueled by such hits as “The Power of Gold” and “Leader of the Band,” a touching tribute he wrote to his father, a bandleader. Mr. Fogelberg put out his first album in 1972.
Mr. Fogelberg’s songs tended to have a weighty tone, reflecting on emotional issues in a serious way. But in an interview with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in 1997, he said it did not represent his personality.
“That came from my singles in the early ’80s,” he said. “I think it probably really started on the radio. I’m not a dour person in the least. I’m actually kind of a happy person. Music doesn’t really reflect the whole person.
“One of my dearest friends is Jimmy Buffett. From his music, people have this perception that he’s up all the time, and, of course, he’s not. Jimmy has a serious side, too.”
Later in his career, he would write material that focused on the state of the environment, an issue close to his heart.
Mr. Fogelberg’s last album was 2003’s “Full Circle,” his first album of original material in a decade. A year later his cancer was diagnosed, forcing him to forgo a planned tour.
Survivors include his wife, Jean.
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| 17th December 2007 11:49 AM |
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| Joey |
RIP |
| 17th December 2007 11:55 AM |
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| LadyJane |
Call me a geek, but this song reminds me of more innocent times.
RIP.
Cancer sucks!! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nmd...feature=related
LJ. |
| 17th December 2007 12:08 PM |
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| jb |
...was truly saddened to learn of Dan's passing.....he was a beautiful singer/songwriter.... Same Old Lang Syne still brings back bitter sweet memories of a more innocent time....God bless you Dan.
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| 17th December 2007 12:12 PM |
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| Blowey |
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jb wrote:
...was truly saddened to learn of Dan's passing.....he was a beautiful singer/songwriter.... Same Old Lang Syne still brings back bitter sweet memories of a more innocent time....God bless you Dan.
Word, my baby JB'y!
How is the weather today in Tampa?????..............................
"Weeding" yet?
I had flank pain this morning until a pig flew out my poo hole.....
A well.................
BLOWEY! |
| 17th December 2007 12:15 PM |
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| gypsy |
LJ and JB, you guys are GEEKS!
That "Leader of the Band" song is friggin' gay. I never could stand it. |
| 17th December 2007 12:22 PM |
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| voodoopug |
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gypsy wrote:
LJ and JB, you guys are GEEKS!
That "Leader of the Band" song is friggin' gay. I never could stand it.
Sadly, I am not old enough to appreciate those songs. |
| 17th December 2007 12:28 PM |
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| Sioux |
No matter how you feel about those songs, it's still really sad... He was so young. And yes, cancer is awful.
I'm a survivor. No one should have to go through that. |
| 17th December 2007 12:29 PM |
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| Blowey |
Best Fogelberg yet!!!! |
| 17th December 2007 12:29 PM |
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| Martha |
Hadn't heard this news. RIP. |
| 17th December 2007 12:38 PM |
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| LadyJane |
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gypsy wrote:
LJ and JB, you guys are GEEKS!
That "Leader of the Band" song is friggin' gay. I never could stand it.
Once a nerd, always a nerd, no??? 
LJ. |
| 17th December 2007 12:40 PM |
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| Blowey |
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Martha wrote:
Hadn't heard this news. RIP.
Let's meet up before the next big show in Omaha! Drinks are on me! Just start a tab...
'kay?
'kins?
'KINS! |
| 17th December 2007 03:10 PM |
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| Joey |
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Blowey wrote:
I had flank pain this morning until a pig flew out my poo hole.....
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| 17th December 2007 03:21 PM |
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| guitarman53 |
R.I.P. I didn't care for a lot of his songs, the one I like the best is "Make Love Stay" it's got this soft rock music that grabbed me at the time. |
| 17th December 2007 03:33 PM |
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| gypsy |
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guitarman53 wrote:
R.I.P. I didn't care for a lot of his songs, the one I like the best is "Make Love Stay" it's got this soft rock music that grabbed me at the time.
Did it grab you by the crotch though? |
| 17th December 2007 03:38 PM |
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| pdog |
I know of his name, but for the life of me, can't recall his music... |
| 17th December 2007 03:39 PM |
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| gypsy |
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pdog wrote:
I know of his name, but for the life of me, can't recall his music...
cuz it sucked |
| 17th December 2007 03:43 PM |
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| glencar |
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pdog wrote:
I know of his name, but for the life of me, can't recall his music...
Think "aural wallpaper" & carry on. RIP Mr. Fogelberg. I was bored by his music but I'm sure he was good to his butler. |
| 17th December 2007 03:44 PM |
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| gypsy |
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glencar wrote:
Think "aural wallpaper" & carry on. RIP Mr. Fogelberg. I was bored by his music but I'm sure he was good to his butler.
It was muzak. |
| 17th December 2007 03:44 PM |
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| glencar |
He was NOT jewish, according to various web-based sources! |
| 17th December 2007 03:46 PM |
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| gypsy |
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glencar wrote:
He was NOT jewish, according to various web-based sources!
Sounds more like a German name. He was probably a Nazi. |
| 17th December 2007 03:47 PM |
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| Joey |
" Did it grab you by the crotch though? "
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| 17th December 2007 03:50 PM |
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| gypsy |
I heard he left behind an amazing collection of steins. |
| 17th December 2007 03:51 PM |
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| pdog |
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gypsy wrote:
cuz it sucked
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glencar wrote:
Think "aural wallpaper" & carry on. RIP Mr. Fogelberg. I was bored by his music but I'm sure he was good to his butler.
So, this thread, with all it's good intentions of honoring a dead person, should just as well be honoring the old guy down the street from me who dies, because nobody here really cares anyway? |
| 17th December 2007 03:54 PM |
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| Joey |
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gypsy wrote:
I heard he left behind an amazing collection of steins.
{{ CA - FRIGGIN - RACK !!!! }}
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| 17th December 2007 03:54 PM |
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| gypsy |
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pdog wrote:
So, this thread, with all it's good intentions of honoring a dead person, should just as well be honoring the old guy down the street from me who dies, because nobody here really cares anyway?
I'd be pissed if you guys do NOT make fun of me when I die. I expect an entire 500-post thread going on and on about what a bitch I was. |
| 17th December 2007 03:55 PM |
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| Blowey |
Best Fogelberg yet!!!!! |
| 17th December 2007 03:55 PM |
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| Joey |
" ... because nobody here really cares anyway? "
*** ABRUPT END TO TRANSMISSION !! ***
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| 17th December 2007 03:55 PM |
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| glencar |
Nah, when people here die, we're very appropriate, as we should be. |
| 17th December 2007 03:56 PM |
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| Joey |
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Blowey wrote:
I had flank pain this morning until a pig flew out my poo hole.....
Actually , this just made me laugh --- AGAIN !!!!
'kins |
