A New Year Tribute to Dan Fogelberg

A New Year Tribute to Dan Fogelberg

We've lost one of the greats.

Sadly, singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg passed away several weeks ago in on a Sunday morning in December at 6 am.

Fogelberg discovered that 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......I thank you from the very depths of my heart."

I'd like to thank Dan and all of those close to him who encouraged and inspired him to write and perform music that has touched my personal and creative life so deeply and profoudly.
So many memories of listening to "Same Old Lang Syne"; ...chills running up my spine, nostalgic tears falling from my eyes, and a haunting and surprisingly comforting melancholy recognition of those very real and achingly similar experiences resounding in my own soul.

"Dan Fogelberg has created songs that have become so embedded in our collective consciousness that they still resound with authentic magic and beauty years after they first emerged." -Paul Zollo

I'd encourage any of you whose lives have been touched by the gentle genius of Dan's music to share their memories here.

Thank you again Dan, from the very depths of my heart.

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