Dan Fogelberg: R.I.P.

[Buried Alien]

Dan Fogelberg did not play a style of music that appealed to the taste of most members of this forum (this writer excepted), but he was a singer-songwriter of some note during the late 1970s and early 1980s who had a few pleasant hits. Mr. Fogelberg passed away yesterday due to prostate cancer (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/16/obit.fogelberg.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText).

Rest in peace.


Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Karl J Barnes]

This is sad and only 56 years old,too. I grew up on CCR and Fogelberg's music. RIP Dan.

[Jonathan Bogart]

CCR was John Fogerty (and his brother Tom), not Dan Fogelberg.

Regardless, while I can't say I ever really enjoyed Fogelberg's music, he defined AM singer-songwriter pop for a few years in the 70s, and always struck me as one of the least cynical people in the business. Au revoir.

[Valmore]

My wife really enjoys his music and I like a couple of his songs. Still a very sad way to go, and relatively young at that.

[Shellhead]

Almost every year, I hear Fogelberg's classic Same Auld Lang Syne at least once between Christmas and New Years Eve, and I always find it very sad and moving. This year, it will sound especially sad to me. Other than that song, I wasn't really a fan of his music.

[howyadoin]

Dennis Leary must be happy.

[Thorlief]

Almost every year, I hear Fogelberg's classic Same Auld Lang Syne at least once between Christmas and New Years Eve, and I always find it very sad and moving. This year, it will sound especially sad to me. Other than that song, I wasn't really a fan of his music.

same here, except for the fact SOLS is totally the song of my most intense relationship.

oh well, let's commemorate him with that classic Bloom County strip

[Laughing Mask]

so it goes.

[The Punished]

Ditto to all!

Same Old Lang Syne just touches the deepest emotions everytime I hear it. I feel a chill everytime the first few words begin...