Dan Fogelberg dead of prostate cancer at 56

[HamstersFromHell]

Source: Fogelberg official website

"Sunday, December 16

Dear friends,

Dan left us this morning at 6:00am . 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."



Read more: http://www.danfogelberg.com/news.html

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Not much to say. Hasn't made CNN or anywhere I've seen as of yet.

Farewell to the leader of the band. :(

[judaspriestess]

1. RIP

.........

[Danmel]

41. Our first dance at our wedding was to "Longer"

Through the years as the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks
And the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
I'll be in love with you




So sad. Much too young. Rest in peace Dan.

[jhain]

111. My dh sang it our wedding

Fogelberg has been a favorite since I was a young teen.

So sad.........

[CRK7376]

126. We did not dance

at our wedding. I even took dance lessons in college, but it would have been UGLY watching me try to dance with my wife... We did have a NC School of the Arts Guitar Grad Student play Longer at our wedding...RIP Dan

[zanne]

2. Oh no.

That's so sad. Dan Fogelberg was one of my favorite musicians when I was in my 20's. What memories he made.

[enlightenment]

3. Heartbreaking

I saw him so many times in concert - full houses, half houses, once a little impromptu gig in a Colorado mountain lodge.

Peace to his family.

[Evergreen Emerald]

4. oh.

I am sad.

[babylonsister]

5. Awww, I loved his Netherlands album in my 20s. RIP, Dan...

Netherlands

High on this mountain
The clouds down below
I'm feeling so strong and alive
From this rocky perch
I'll continue to search
For the wind
And the snow
And the sky
I want a lover
I want some friends
And I want to live in the sun
And I want to do all the things that I
never have done.
Sunny bright mornings
And pale moonlit nights
Keep me from feeling alone
Now, I'm learning to fly
And this freedom is like
Nothing that I've ever known
I've seen the bottom
And I've been on top
But mostly I've lived in between
And where do you go
When you get to the end of
your dream?
Off in the nether lands
I heard a sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings
And deep in my brain
I can hear a refrain
Of my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and
Anthems to love and
Hymns filled with early delight
Like the songs that the darkness
Composes to worship the light.
Once in a vision
I came on some woods
And stood at a fork in the road
My choices were clear
Yet I froze with the fear
Of not knowing which way to go
One road was simple
Acceptance of life
The other road offered sweet peace
When I made my decision
My vision became my release.

Netherlands

[Pale Blue Dot]

102. One of my favorites. RIP, Dan. nt

[PRETZEL]

108. Netherlands was the first song I'd ever heard from him

I was a freshman in college, 1977, that song will forever be my favorite song of his.

RIP

[SharonRB]

6. RIP, Dan

I really enjoyed his music. It was so much like Harry Chapin and Jim Croce -- now they're all gone. :cry:

[BrklynLiberal]

36. Perfect comparisons...

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Nooooo. I am so sorry to hear this.

[CreekDog]

So sad. Farewell to the leader of the band.

Too soon.

:cry:

[DesertRat]

8. Oh, that's so sad

I had all of his albums in the 70's. One of my favorite songs of his was "Same Old Lang Syne."

Rest in peace, Dan. And thanks for the music.

:cry:

[catnhatnh]

16. Met my old lover at the grocery store,

the snow was falling Christmas Eve...

We Drank A cup to innocence
we drank a cup to life...

Yep...fine lines

[WolverineDG]

42. That's the one song that makes me cry

that I don't mind listening to again & again.

Sorry to hear he has passed on.

dg

[KoKo]

58. That song.....well....

:cry:

[Hekate]

91. The first time I ever heard that song I was on my way to the grocery store in the rain...

It was dark, wet, and I was a long way from old friends who had been young with me. I sat there in my car and that song just undid me. It's doing it again now... :cry: I'm making one typo after another through the tears.

Another sweet singer gone. :cry:

Hekate

[Mad_Dem_X]

100. I only need to hear the opening chords

and I get a lump in my throat. By the time he sings, "Just for a moment, I was back at school...", I'm usually crying.

I also love "Leader of the Band," because it reminds me of my own father.

RIP, Dan. :cry:

[Riverman]

114. I still get choked up thinking of The Leader of the Band and my dad

He was a decent hardworking, blue-collar Irishman who with my mother raised five of us who lived to be 87 and worked from his teens to 83. Dan Folgelberg was a troubador of our times who was a big time feeler, empath who could put those feelings of caring so tenderly to words in song. And, to die so young, I'm just a year younger and have recently been "cleared" after being sucessfuly treated for prostate cancer at 50! Anyone's death is sad, but it seems so unfair for the good ones to go so young. I have deep gratitude for what he added to our lives in the short time he had. Much love to his family and friends!

[Mad_Dem_X]

141. Yes, Leader of the Band

is an excellent song. It reminds me of my own father.

"Papa, I don't think I've said I Love You near enough." :cry:

[KoKo]

62. LISTEN ....on "You Tube" for folks who don't remember this tune...:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QExQCwn6kwg&feature=related

[BrklynLiberal]

37. I always feel a little aching sadness when I hear that song....

[deutsey]

43. Me too...it masterfully crystalizes a certain feeling, doesn't it?

RIP, Dan...

[BrklynLiberal]

47. Yes. Perfectly...and beautifully.

[DesertRat]

74. I do too.

Dan said in an interview that the song is a true story from his own life.

[dbackjon]

106. Yes - happened in Champaign/Urbana Illinois

Grocery Store was Green's, can't remember the liquor store name. Dan went to the U of I for a while.

He had pledged one of my cousin's fraternity - Lambda Chi Alpha, but they kicked him out because all he did in college was to play the guitar and smoke weed...

[BrklynLiberal]

136. Had they but known what they had in their midst...

[seemslikeadream]

9. OMG

Love Him

http://www.sweetslyrics.com/poze/bio/Dan+Fogelberg.jpg


To the Morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daZhgvIu3UM

Watching the sun
Watching it come
Watching it come up over the rooftops.

Cloudy and warm
Maybe a storm
You can never quite tell
From the morning.

Chorus
And it's going to be a day
There is really no way to say no
To the morning.

Yes it's going to be a day
There is really nothing left to
Say but
Come on morning.

Waiting for mail
Maybe a tale
From an old friend
Or even a lover.

Sometimes there's none
But we have fun
Thinking of all who might
Have written.

And maybe there are seasons
And maybe they change
And maybe to love is not so strange.

The sounds of the day
They hurry away
Now they are gone until tomorrow.

When day will break
And you will wake
And you will rake your hands
Across your eyes
And realize

That it's going to be a day
There is really no way to say no
To the morning.

Yes it's going to be a day
There is really nothing left to say but
Come on morning.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. He was at the U of I when I was

remember seeing him at a coffeehouse at that time. We were oh so young then.

[catnhatnh]

52. If we get into...

Oh, Very young will where you leave us this time...
Well Cat cut his career short...

[Mist]

11. I'm so sorry--damn, that's young to die. Go in peace Dan. nt

[no_hypocrisy]

12. Captured Angel

Perhaps one of his finest albums



Found your heart
And lost your lover
Lick your wounds
And run for cover.

Take your time
There'll be another
And don't make the same mistake twice
Unless you can pay the price.

All the years
You spent in growing
End up one more
Line you're towing
Don't look know
Your age is showing
And its much too late
To turn back
You better pull in the slack.

Captured Angel
Aching to make your break
Your freedom's at stake
You better fly now...
Fly now, fly now
While your wings are still young
Your cage door's been flung
Wide open...
And I'm hoping you see
That there's a place beside me
If you ever need it.

Sold your dreams
For sweet salvation
Left with righteous indignation
Now it seems that you face starvation
And nourishment doesn't come cheap
You better go back to sleep.

Captured Angel
Aching to make your break
Your freedom's at stake
You better fly now...
Fly now, fly now
While your wings are still young
Your cage door's been flung
Wide open...
And I'm hoping you see
That there's a place beside me
If you ever need it.

[KoKo]

56. Two Links to "You Tube" of My Fave Songs..."Sand and the Foam and "Sketches...False Faces"

Sand and the Foam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tKnRK0YVQ&feature=related


Sketches - False Faces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUwVqorFIz0&feature=related


:cry: Go in Peace, Dan...May the Wind be At Your Back and the Wings of Angels Carry You....

[The empressof all]

13. OMG....So sad....

I enjoyed his music .

[SalmonChantedEvening]

14. RIP Dan and thank you

:cry:

[mac56]

15. Very sad.

"Souvenirs" was part of my soundtrack back in my early college days. I saw him warm up for the Eagles in 1975.

I moved on to other styles of music, but I'll always remember how much that album meant to me.

Fare well, Dan.

[Radio_Lady]

17. Please... please gentlemen, get PSA tested at 50 or younger if you have cancer in your family.

Get that dreaded rectal exam, too. It is NOT TERRIBLE.

Most prostate cancer is treatable if caught early.

I remember how shocked I was after interviewing Bill Bixby on the radio in 1972 -- to find out he had this disease. He died from it after heroic measures to save his life failed.

[customerserviceguy]

132. What's the point?

It takes your life or your manhood, maybe both...

I'd rather not know...

[Brrrp]

134. Early detection can cure cancer AND preserve sexual function.

With the new a-thermal nerve-sparing surgical techniques, you can still get an erection and have orgasms even after the prostate gland is removed. If this is done right and done early enough, it will save your life and it does NOT "take your manhood."

[customerserviceguy]

143. Perhaps

but you have to find someone extremely skilled, and secondly, you probably have to pay for it out of pocket, since HMOs and PPOs like to pay only for the quick and dirty stuff.

I wasn't planning on living forever, but I'd like to have all my functions as long as I live. When the time comes that I can no longer enjoy all that life has to offer, it's time to check out of Hotel Earth, knowing that I made the most of it.

[Radio_Lady]

138. Laptoprerepair guy, please re-think what you have said. I assume you do not have cancer.

Even Dan Fogelberg could have been saved. He had Stage 4 (terminal cancer) and should have been screened at age 40. There is much progress on this now, and one out of six men will get this cancer, the second highest rate among all cancers.

There are some really interesting options.

Go to www.cnn.com/larryking (please note: the show is not posted yet and this is Tuesday) and look at the transcript of Monday night's program with Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

In peace,

Radio Lady Ellen in Oregon (My almost 74 year old husband has a digital rectal exam and a Prostate Specific Antigen -- PSA test every year.)

[hlthe2b]

18. Damn... how sad.... He will be missed, yet remembered always

[madrchsod]

19. it is sad when people that young in heart passes away

the tests are far cheaper than the disease

[MuseRider]

20. Gone with the sand and the foam.

Sometimes just listening to him made me cry. Leader Of The Band, Run For The Roses and Sand and The Foam always made me melancholy. All on one album.

RIP Dan, your life meant something.

[mikita]

23. you said it well..

I'm crying now just listening to him. Love you Dan.

Mikita

[Patiod]

119. It's not summer until I've heard "Run for the Roses"

Preferably on the first Saturday in May, around 5pm as all the beautiful horsie get ready to fly around the track.

Don't know why that song bring tears to my eye - the largest animal I've ever had is a dachshund...

[MuseRider]

129. I do have horses

but did not the first time I heard that song and I bawled all the way from the first chorus on. I don't even like the way race horses are treated for the most part and feel it is cruel but not unusual with horse people, still I do watch the big 3 when I can and even watching them makes me tear up. I have not one clue why that is but then when I hear that song I am done for. Great beasts, great hearts and a great song I suppose. I am one great big old sap I guess.

[bear425]

21. Too young; so very sad. Get tested; it saves lives.

Condolences to Fogelberg family and all who loved him. He will be missed.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

22. Relevant to DU: he donated to Dems, according to newsmeat.com

Rest in Peace, Dan.

Weird: For some reason, I thought of him yesterday. It was out-of-the-blue as I haven't listened to his music in a very long time.

[bmbmd]

24. He is one of my favorites.

His time was at hand. Thanks for the memories, Dan. Someday, we'll all understand.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. My condolences to his family.

May he rest in peace.

[Midlodemocrat]

26. I loved his music.

Still can't listen to Leader of the Band without crying.

RIP, Dan. You will be missed. :cry:

[DrZeeLit]

65. Leader of the Band -- always makes me cry. My father

was the leader of our band -- a rather large family (not musicians).
He was a teacher; I'm a teacher.
I think of my dad and his blood running through my life... when I hear Fogelberg's lovely song.

And... my father died ... prostate cancer... way too young.

Feeling sad tonight.
Peace.

[Radio_Lady]

139. Me. too.

[brentspeak]

27. Very sad. RIP, Dan.

[liberaltrucker]

28. RIP, my friend. And thanks.

You defined my life with "Longer", "Leader of the Band", etc.

You're one with the Universe now. See you when it's my time.

:cry:

:hug:

[RufusTFirefly]

29. "And as I turned to make my way back home...

...the snow turned into rain"

Saw him in concert just a few years ago (maybe 4 or 5) in Redwood City, Calif.

He was a mainstay of my college days. I still associate him with beautiful Minnesota snows and hot cups of tea.

Rest in peace.

[KoKo]

54. Short Bio of Fogelberg and Titles to His Songs....Here..for those who don't remember ...

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Dan-Fogelberg-Lyrics/9E3B7C6F0DD0EBD548256AB500142116

Daniel Grayling Fogelberg was born on August 13, 1951 in
Peoria, Illinois. He has two older brothers Marc, an
attorney, and Peter, a graphic artist that live in Chicago
and Peoria respectively. His father, Lawrence Peter
Fogelberg, was a World War II veteran and worked as a band
leader for both Woodruff 1945-1955 and Pekin 1956-1976 High
Schools and Bradley University, all in Peoria. He inspired
"The Leader Of The Band" which was released a year before
he passed away in 1982. Dan's mother, Margaret Young
Fogelberg, a Scottish immigrant, is a classically-trained
pianist.

While growing up, Dan took piano lessons and taught himself
to play an old Hawaiian slide guitar that his grandfather
gave him. By age 14, Dan was composing songs and was in his
first band, The More...

Dan Fogelberg Lyrics List:
(Submit New Dan Fogelberg Lyrics)

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# A Cry In The Forest Lyrics
# A Love Like This Lyrics
# A Voice For Peace Lyrics
# Aireshire Lament Lyrics
# All There Is Lyrics
# Along the Road Lyrics
# Anastasia's Eyes Lyrics
# Anyway I Love You Lyrics
# As the Raven Flies Lyrics
# Aspen Lyrics
# Aurora Nova Lyrics
# Be On Your Way Lyrics
# Beggar's Game Lyrics
# Believe In Me Lyrics
# Below The Surface Lyrics
# Better Change Lyrics
# Blind To The Truth Lyrics
# Bones In The Sky Lyrics
# Captured Angel Lyrics
# Changing Horses Lyrics
# Comes And Goes Lyrics
# Crow Lyrics
# Dancing Shoes Lyrics
# Down The Road Lyrics
# Empty Cages Lyrics
# Ever On (A Traveling Prayer) Lyrics
# Exiles Lyrics
# Face the Fire Lyrics
# Faces Of America Lyrics
# False Faces Lyrics
# Forefathers Lyrics
# Ghosts Lyrics
# Give Me Some Time Lyrics
# Go Down Easy Lyrics
# Gone Too Far Lyrics
# Gypsy Wind Lyrics
# Hard To Say Lyrics
# Heart Hotels Lyrics
# Hearts In Decline Lyrics
# Hickory Grove Lyrics
# High Country Snows Lyrics
# Higher Ground Lyrics
# Holy Road Lyrics
# Illinois Lyrics
# In The Passage Lyrics
# Intimidation Lyrics
# It Doesn't Matter Lyrics
# Leader Of The Band Lyrics
# Lessons Learned Lyrics
# Let Her Go Lyrics
# Lonely In Love Lyrics
# Long Way Home (Live In the Country) Lyrics
# Longer Lyrics
# Looking For A Lady Lyrics
# Loose Ends Lyrics
# Lost In The Sun Lyrics
# Love Gone By Lyrics
# Lovers In A Dangerous Time Lyrics
# Magic Every Moment Lyrics
# Make Love Stay Lyrics
# Man in the Mirror Lyrics
# Missing You Lyrics
# More Than Ever Lyrics
# Morning Sky Lyrics
# Mountain Pass Lyrics
# Nether Lands Lyrics
# Next Time Lyrics
# Nexus Lyrics
# Old Tennessee Lyrics
# Once Upon A Time Lyrics
# Only The Heart May Know Lyrics
# Our Last Farewell Lyrics
# Over And Over Lyrics
# Part of the Plan Lyrics
# Phoenix Lyrics
# Promises Made Lyrics
# Rhythm Of The Rain Lyrics
# River Of Souls Lyrics
# Road Beneath My Wheels Lyrics
# Run For The Roses Lyrics
# Same Old Lang Syne Lyrics
# Scarecrow's Dream Lyrics
# Seeing You Again Lyrics
# Serengeti Moon Lyrics
# Shallow Rivers Lyrics
# She Don't Look Back Lyrics
# Since You've Asked Lyrics
# Sketches Lyrics
# Song From Half Mountain Lyrics
# Song Of The Sea Lyrics
# Souvenirs Lyrics
# Stars Lyrics
# Stolen Moments Lyrics
# Sutter's Mill Lyrics
# Sweet Magnolia (and the Travelling Salesman) Lyrics
# Tell Me To My Face Lyrics
# The Higher You Climb Lyrics
# The Innocent Age Lyrics
# The Language of Love Lyrics
# The Last Nail Lyrics
# The Last to Know Lyrics
# The Lion's Share Lyrics
# The Long Way Lyrics
# The Loving Cup Lyrics
# The Minstrel Lyrics
# The Outlaw Lyrics
# The Power of Gold Lyrics
# The Reach Lyrics
# The River Lyrics
# The Sand and the Foam Lyrics
# The Spirit Trail Lyrics
# The Way It Must Be Lyrics
# The Wild Places Lyrics
# There's a Place in the World for a Gambler Lyrics
# These Days Lyrics
# Think Of What You've Done Lyrics
# Times Like These Lyrics
# To The Morning Lyrics
# Tucson, Arizona (Gazette) Lyrics
# Tullamore Dew Lyrics
# Twins Theme Lyrics
# Wandering Shepherd Lyrics
# What You're Doing Lyrics
# Windows and Walls Lyrics
# Wishing on the Moon Lyrics
# Wolf Creek Lyrics
# Wysteria Lyrics
# (Someone's Been) Telling You Stories Lyrics

[OzarkDem]

64. There's a place in the world for a gambler

Loved, that one, I'd almost forgotten it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBQAFMuOGS8

[KoKo]

70. thanks...

[lebkuchen]

107. My favorites: Believe in Me and Old Tennessee

What a voice.

[salin]

30. I had such a huge crush on him in the early-mid eighties.

I gave his Phoenix album to my older brother for a christmas or birthday - and then proceded to borrow it perpetually.

Like a Pheonix, I have risen from the dead....

and the great love song: Longer Than

[BigBearJohn]

31. Dan played a song for me personally on the piano when I was in my 20s.

He was a beautiful genuine human being in every sense of the words.
Here is a picture of the way I remember him from back then:



My favorite song:

Souvenirs

Here is a poem that my lady sent down
Some morning while I was away
Wrote on the back of a leaf that she found
Somewhere around Monterey

And here is the key to a house far away
Where I used to live as a child
They tore down the building when I moved away
And left the key unreconciled

(Chorus)
And down in the canyon the smoke starts to rise
It rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes
When faced with the past the strongest man cries...cries

Repeat (Chorus)

And here is a sunrise to set on your sill
The ghosts of the dawn moving near
They pass through your sorrow and leave you quite still...
Sitting among souvenirs

[graywarrior]

32. Awwww, man. That is so sad.

He was so young.

[RestoreGore]

33. I walked down the aisle to Longer when I got married ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Go6I2_PpBU

Thank you for that Dan Fogelberg. Rest In Peace.

[xxqqqzme]

112. I hate to sound like my mother...but

songs like this are not written anymore. We were so lucky to grow up surrounded by all this amazing music that became a spectacular soundtrack for the sixties & seventies.

[RestoreGore]

128. So true

And as tumultuous as those times were, I miss them.

[Redstone]

34. He got three years after the diagnosis, which is a good run, but still is gone too soon.

Go easy, Mr Fogelberg.

Redstone

[BrklynLiberal]

35. Awwwwwww. How sad for his family and his fans.....

;(

[The Wielding Truth]

38. Oh no.............. love him..........

Longer than.............. Truer than.............

[Botany]

39. Rest well Dan ... You were one of the good ones.

Love when you can
Cry when you have to...
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan


Year ago some girl had written these words between
under the arch between Washinton and Read Halls
bldgs. 48 & 49 @ Ohio Uninviersity





Thanx Dan.

[Highway61]

40. You touched my heart, my friend

See you one day on the other side....

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

44. A great singer-songwriter.

I've got nearly everything he ever recorded. I heard that he'd been ill but didn't know that it was life-threatening.

[chieftain]

45. Leader of the Band always chokes me up. Thanks for

everything, Dan

[MaineDem]

96. I cry. I have to turn it off in I'm in the car.

"Cause Papa I don't think I said I love you near enough."

Getting teary-eyed just typing this.

[Mad_Dem_X]

101. That's the line that really gets me

Love that song.

[chieftain]

116. That's the line that gets me everytime.

[Faith No More]

46. I remember seeing Dan in concert

back in the mid-90's at the Civic Center in Asheville, NC. One of the best performances I've ever seen. A true one-man show that I still marvel at to this day. Damn, the good do die young, don't they.......

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

61. Welcome to DU, Faith No More.

Sorry under such sad circumstances, though.

[Tresalisa]

48. Very, very sad.

I had no idea he had prostate cancer. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

[sleepyhead]

49. Too young.

Run for the roses is one of my favorite songs.

Born in the valley
And raised in the trees
Of Western Kentucky
On wobbly knees
With mama beside you
To help you along
You'll soon be a growing up strong.

All the long, lazy mornings
In pastures of green
The sun on your withers
The wind in your mane
Could never prepare you
For what lies ahead
The run for the roses so red --

And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --

From sire to sire
It's born in the blood
The fire of a mare
And the strength of a stud
It's breeding and it's training
And it's something unknown
That drives you and carries
You home.

And it's run for the roses
As fast as you can
Your fate is delivered
Your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime
In a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined
In the dance
It's high time you joined
In the dance --


RIP, Dan.

[OhMcNo]

50. He was my biggest influence...

...when I was learning to play guitar. Only had the opportunity to see him once -- but I will remember it forever...

I hear you've taken on a husband and child
And live somewhere in Pennsylvania
I never thought you'd ever sever the string
But I can't blame you none

So let the ashes fall and lay where they will
Just say that once you used to know me
One last time sing that old song we used to know
But this time sing a little more slowly...

The Last Nail, from Captured Angel (1975)

Godspeed to you Daniel.

[KoKo]

51. Very sad....we are losing so many of those who spoke to us through MUSIC/LYRICS....

:cry: Dan was one of the best...of so many...but still...one of the best....

[booksenkatz]

53. Oh, Dan.

The only concert I ever went to in my entire life was yours (I just was not a concert type of person). It was one of the highlights of my life. What talent! The song Nether Lands has always had particular meaning for me. I am in sad shock at this news.

Thank you for that wonderful evening.

Now from your rocky perch, you can continue to search
For the wind
And the snow
And the sky...

[TNDemo]

55. I think he is the best lyricist ever.

Mystery is a thing not easily captured
And once deceased not easily exhumed...

We went to see him in concert a few years ago. It was a sea of geriatrics but a great concert.

[booksenkatz]

63. Great lyric!

I've always loved that one. Another one that strikes a nerve with me --

"Down in the canyon, the smoke starts to rise -- it rides on the wind 'til it reaches your eyes... when faced with the past, the strongest man cries."

I'm also thinking about Scarecrow's Dream. And another favorite, Sketches --

"Late in the summer, when the cottonwood dies, and the fields are on fire with green bottleflies, and I'm still seeing reflections of me in your eyes, and why did you leave last summer?"

Ah, I loved what he did with words.

[OzarkDem]

57. So sorry to hear this, he fought a long battle

What a great artist, who didn't deserve such an unfortunate battle with cancer. A real loss for everyone. I understand he battled it very, very bravely. :cry:

And most of all, thank you so very much for the many happy hours your music has given us.

[benny05]

59. I'm so grateful for his music

And loved it all.

[Skittles]

60. guys, please get those prostate exams

PLEASE

[UpInArms]

66. RIP

so sad that he is gone...

:cry:

farewell and rest well, your songs will live on with all of us

[shance]

67. Netherlands......

what memories come from that album.

Netherlands, and Innocent Age.

Will play them tonight in honor of Dan.

"May you journey ever on" Dan..........

[ChazII]

68. RIP, Dan

thank you for your beautiful music.

[someone else]

69. RIP

I'm 55 and listened to him from the start. Sorry to see him go, especially so young.

[feminazi]

71. I'm very sad to hear this news.

On the way home from work on Friday "Same Old Lang Syne" was playing on the radio and I wondered how he was doing. We're the same age and when Souvenirs came out I would listen to it for hours. I loved his music and am truly saddened to hear of his passing.

:cry:

[Dragonfly]

72. An early influence in

guitar and lyricism. When I first learned to play guitar, our little folk-rock band in Toronto did "These days" and "The Last Nail." As well, one of my all-time faves is "Power of Gold."

Hard to believe that someone with such heartfelt creative gifts leaves us like this.

Peace to all who were/are touched by his music.

[Kolesar]

104. "The Power of Gold" could be the theme song for the DU culture

Peace to Dan's family.

[Quixote1818]

73. His music profoundly impacted me

Helped me through the loss of my Brother when I was 13. His music is a very powerful part of me. He was one of the most brilliant singer songwriters to ever live! He pumped out hit after hit after hit and they were all very powerful poetic songs that taught about life and taking care of the earth and each other. I am Deeply saddened by his death!

:cry:

[ladym55]

75. What a loss!

I've been reading through all of the responses, being reminded of all the incredible lyrics from all the songs he wrote, and letting the tears flow.

Thanks everybody for posting all these songs and lyrics--look at how he touched all of us with his gifts.

:cry:

[pamela]

76. Awwww, man, that sucks.

I was kind of expecting this. I heard he had prostate cancer and wasn't doing well. I check his website pretty regularly to see if there are any updates. I was a huge Fogelberg fan-saw him in concert 4 times.

Bye Dan.

[DeSwiss]

77. RIP Dan

You will be well and truly missed.

[Beaverhausen]

78. I too loved his music. May he rest in peace

He brought a lot of beauty and joy to us in his too-short life.

:cry:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

79. Rest in peace, Dan...

Thanks for the music. :cry:

[fortyfeetunder]

80. RIP Dan

I felt like a Rip Van Winkle..I had not listened to his music for awhile, but after listening to the samples on the website...then it clicked. I am so sorry to learn of his death. Truly a great songwriter....

56 is so young.

[durrrty libby]

81. We were friends. Sleep sweet

[Chrisy5558]

82. I loved his music

I am so sorry to hear that. I send my best wishes to his family.

[Greylyn58]

83. Rest in Peace Dan....

Your music brought great joy to me and the world. You will be missed.

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

84. Rest in peace, Dan Fogelberg...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cy3GHCy49Dw

[DarthDem]

85. Snow Turned Into Rain . . .

This is so sad . . . I had no idea he was ill. I didn't know his "deeper cuts," but Longer is an an absolutely beautiful song, Leader of the Band makes me (like many here) misty-eyed every single time, and I look forward to hearing Same Old Lang Syne every New Year's. I'm heading to buy a greatest hits collection online right now to make certain that I hear it this year. RIP, Dan, and thanks for some gorgeous music.

[Divine Discontent]

86. just for a moment I was back at school...

and felt that old familiar pain...

and as I turned to make my way back home...

the snow turned into rain...



Thank you Dan

[Up2Late]

87. Wow, I guess I really am getting old, because 20 years ago I would have never thought...

... what I thought when I read the headline.

I thought, wow, 56 is a pretty young age to die in a non violent way.

Any idea how long he knew he had it or at what stage his cancer was found?

[democrat2thecore]

88. Diagnosed in May of '04 - he had advanced prostate cancer -nt

[Brrrp]

135. Frank Zappa died of it, too, at about the same age.

BTW, don't bother with the digital rectal exam. Just get a PSA every year. It's a simple blood test. The new ultra-sensitive PSA used by all the labs will pick up even the slightest sign of the marker for cancer--way before it is palpable in a DRE.

[democrat2thecore]

89. Letter From Dan Fogelberg

A personal letter from D.F.
Written in 2006 - two years after his diagnosis

I cannot adequately express my gratitude to all of the thousands of wonderful people who have sent such incredibly moving and supportive e-mails via the Living Legacy web site. It is truly overwhelming and humbling to realize how many lives my music has touched so deeply all these years. Each one of you who have taken the time and effort to reach out to Jean and I have helped immeasurably to uplift our spirits and keep us looking strongly forward during some very rough moments. I thank you from the very depths of my heart.

I currently have no plans to return to the concert stage or the recording studio in the foreseeable future, but who knows? At least for now, I prefer to keep my options open.

Again my deepest thanks and love to all,
Dan
Now for the sermon to all men

To each and every man....

I cannot encourage you strongly enough to get a DRE (Digital Rectal Exam) and a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test EVERY YEAR.

The medical community suggests this for men over 50, but men with a family history of prostate cancer should start getting tested at age 40.

The PSA test is a simple blood test...it only takes a minute or two. The DRE, okay, every man squirms at the thought of this exam, but hey, it too takes only a minute or two, and IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

Prostate cancer can be very slow growing or very aggressive, but detected early while it is still confined to the prostate gland, it can usually be treated and cured successfully.

Once it spreads beyond the prostate it is called Advanced Prostate Cancer (PCa). At this point it becomes imminently more life threatening and harder to treat. Do yourself and your loved ones a huge favor and GET CHECKED REGULARLY. I promise you, you DON’T want to go through what I’m going through if you can avoid it.

Education and awareness are key, I urge you to follow the link below to the Prostate Cancer Foundation web site and read up on how best to protect yourself and reduce your likelihood of contracting this terrible disease.

- Dan Fogelberg

[sellitman]

124. Thanks for posting.

DF made the world a better place. That we could all.

[regnaD kciN]

90. Very sad...I hadn't thought of him for a long time...

In a strange way, his music is always tied to my memories of my first marriage. My (ex-)wife got me his duo album with Tim Weisberg the Christmas after we got married, and we were big fans of his subsequent albums.

Of course, that marriage ended after a few years. The woman who I would go on to marry (paisely) never really heard his music beforehand. Unfortunately, the first song of his she encountered was "The Language of Love," which begins with the lyrics "she says no when she means yes." Although I'm sure he didn't mean it in that sense, she viewed it as endorsing the mindset of men who ignore what women say (a mindset that, in her view, leads to date-rape), and developed an immediate and permanent hatred of everything about him and his music. No matter what I said, she was never willing to listen to anything of his again. I don't think I've heard more than a song or two of his - on the radio - for the past twenty-four years. And all my recordings of his are on LP, not CD, so right now I can't even play them, although I certainly have a few of them running in my head.

Sad.

[Systematic Chaos]

92. I was still prepubescent through most of the height of his popularity.

But even as a kid of 9 or 10 I loved those songs he put out in the late 70s. I got laughed at by a lot of classmates for it too. Guess I'm going to have to listen to his music today, and will probably do a lot of quiet weeping.

RIP Dan....

[Ferretherder]

93. Another memory-maker gone. Dammit to hell.

Loved your music, sir. Thanks for everything.

[earth mom]

94. I'm heartbroken at this news.

RIP Dan... :cry:

Dan had such incredible insight & wisdom:

Along The Road

Joy at the start
Fear in the journey
Joy in the coming home
A part of the heart gets lost in the learning
Somewhere along the road
Along the road your path may wander
A pilgrim's faith may fail
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Darkness obscures the trail

Cursing the quest
Courting disaster
Measureless nights forbode
Moments of rest
Glimpses of laughter
Are treasured along the road
Along the road your steps may stumble
Your thoughts may start to stray
But through it all a heart held humble
Levels and lights your way

Joy at the start
Fear in the journey
Joy in the coming home
A part of the heart gets lost in the learning
Somewhere along the road
Somewhere along the road
Somewhere along the road


The Wild Places

I was walking alone through the lofty San Juan's
With a heart full of light and a head full of songs
I was thinking of time and how much it will cost
To recapture the souls that we surely have lost

In the cities and towns there are millions who dream
But the traffic's so loud that you can't hear them scream
There's a heaven on earth that so few ever find
Though the map's in your soul and the road's in your mind

So many mountains before us, so many rivers to cross
Where is the wisdom to bring back the vision we've lost
Can we gaze with the wonder of children into the deafening night
Has it gotten so dark that you cannot remember the light

When you sleep on the ground with the stars in your face
You can feel the full length of the beauty and grace
In the wild places man is an unwelcome guest
But it's here that I'm found and it's here I feel blessed



Part Of The Plan

I have these moments all steady and strong
I'm feeling so holy and humble
The next thing I know I'm all worried and weak
And I feel myself starting to crumble
The meanings get lost and the teachings get tossed
And you don't know what you're going to do next
You wait for the sun but it never quite comes
Some kind of message comes through to you
Some kind of message comes through
And it says to you...

(Chorus)
Love when you can
Cry when you have to
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan
Await your arrival with simple survival
And one day we'll all understand
One day we'll all understand
One day we'll all understand

I had a woman who gave me her soul
But I wasn't ready to take it
Her heart was so fragile and heavy to hold
And I was afraid I might break it
Your conscience awakes and you see your mistakes
And you wish someone would buy your confession
The days miss their mark and the night gets so dark
And some kind of message comes through to you
Some kind of message shoots through --
And it says to you...

(Chorus)

There is no Eden or heavenly gates
That you're gonna make it to one day
But all of the answers you seek can be found
In the dreams that you dream on the way


Blind To The Truth

In the overcrowded cities where the nights are bright as day
You spend your weekly paycheck and turn your eyes away
From the crisis we've created with our self-indulgent ways
Living like there's no tomorrow, well that just might be the case

Now they're tearing down the forests and the jungles of Brazil
Without a second thought about the species that they kill
But extinction is forever and still the forests fall
And push it ever closer to extinction for us all
But you're so...

Blind to the truth, blind to the truth
And you can't see nothin'
'Cause you're so blind to the truth, blind to the truth
And the judgment day is coming

Now the politicians bicker on the early evening news
Pledging their allegiance to whoever they can use
The corporate bosses snicker as they watch the profits soar
They don't care what they make next month just as long as it is more

They take our farms and marshlands, drive nature to the wall
Just so they can build another Goddamn shopping mall
And it doesn't seem to matter if they cannot see the stars
As long as they can keep on building obsolescent cars
They're so...

Blind to the truth, blind to the truth
No they can't see nothin'
They're so blind to the truth, blind to the truth
But the judgment day is coming

Now you cannot drink the water and you cannot breathe the air
The sky is ripping open and you still don't seem to care
The soil is tired and toxic and unable to provide
The clock is running out and there is nowhere left to hide

Now there's laws that we must live by and they're not the laws of man
Can't you see the shadow that moves across this land
The future is upon us and there's so much we must do
And you know I can't ignore it and my friend neither can you
Unless you're...

Blind to the truth, blind to the truth
And you can't see nothin'
You're so blind to the truth, blind to the truth
But the judgment day is coming

[Le Taz Hot]

95. I spent many an hour

listening to his songs. I loved the one he did with Tim Weisberg -- "Twin Sons of Different Mothers>"

Damn! 56???

The heavens will welcome your music, my friend.

[allisonthegreat]

97. Rest well Dan. Your music lives on..n/t

[pecwae]

98. This makes me so sad.

:cry:

[FooFootheSnoo]

99. so sad

[Lost4words]

103. Thank You Dan, RIP n/t

Good people die every day but the junta still draws breath.

8643

[lebkuchen]

105. I was thinking of Dan recently

wondering if he were recuperating and hoping he'd make it back on tour since I had never gotten to see him on stage--though I have a DVD of one of his live performances, which is excellent. Time to play that again, for auld lang syne. What a great voice he had.

[calimary]

109. Just saw it on CNN.

Damn. Fifty-six.

[Cronopio]

110. Whoa.

That's one out of the blue. One of my favorite musicians and poets and I didn't even know he had cancer.

Rest in peace, Dan. It's tough knowing that you won't be there writing new songs for the next 30+ years, but many thanks for the ones you did write and sing.

[FraDon]

113. Keep writing, Brother Dan.

Downloading Home Free from iTunes, right now.
Wonder if his family will benefit from a sales spike?
Who's making music like this today? Who are our kids'
troubadours? RIP Dan.

[road2000]

115. My Wedding Song

was "Anyway, I Love You." And my (amicable) divorce song was "Hard to Say". From my own memories and those I see here, it seems Dan Fogelberg wrote our lives.

[ejbr]

117. Coincidence?

SAME OLD LANG SYNE was playing in the restaurant where I am hanging out when I saw this post. LOVE that song!

[Uncle Joe]

118. I loved his music, Rest in Peace, Dan.

:-(

[DainBramaged]

120. He meant a lot to me in my learning years

I am sorry he couldn't beat the cancer. He will be missed.


The band can go home now. RIP.

[iheartobama]

121. Sorry to break this....

....but he was a registered Republican.

[Tess49]

122. If true, so what? That doesn't make his music any less wonderful. RIP Dan. n/t

[democrat2thecore]

125. That's despicable

A great musician dies and you post his alleged political affiliation as if that changes everything? First of all, you have NO IDEA what his voter registration status was. Where would you even learn something like that? The Dan Fogelberg I knew was certainly not a conservative. But, you know what? It wouldn't matter - not a bit, and your suggesting that you are "sorry" for "breaking" this to us as if we are spoon-fed everything based on political affiliation is insulting.

[maddogesq]

133. I stood maybe 3 feet from him...

in Rollinsville, CO in the 1980's. He appeared there with a band called Navarro(sp?). That was the group that played behind Carole King, as I recall.

Not my favorite artist, but having dabled in hrses at one time the song "Run For The Roses" always brought a tear or two.

He didn't hurt anyone with his career, so whatever his voting record was is of no meaning to me. The music is what is important.

[DesertRat]

127. He donated to Democrats. Here's a link

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Dan_Fogelberg.php

And, btw, I loved his music and couldn't care less what his political affiliation was. But I thought I'd provide a link since you didn't.

[democrat2thecore]

131. Gary Hart, Jerry Brown, Conservation Voters, DNC....and BIG DEAL! -nt

[AngryOldDem]

130. God, I just HATE posts like this!

So fucking what?

So, now we cannot mourn the loss of a talented singer/songwriter?

Can anyone here EVER put political ideology aside, just FOR ONE FUCKING SECOND?

[Mad_Dem_X]

142. Does that really matter??

Come on, now...

[katty]

123. Bye Daniel - now back to the stars...thanks for visiting us!

[Eurobabe]

137. Very sad. RIP Dan

[BenDavid]

140. To all men age 40 and over please at the earliest setup an

appointment to have not only a prostate exam but also the PSA blood test. Anything to insure one's good health.

MEMBER QUESTION:
What are the signs of prostate cancer?

MARKS:
That's an excellent question. The biggest problem with prostate cancer is that there really are absolutely no early warning signs. As the prostate develops the cancer they tend to be very small. They grow very slowly and this is the best time to identify it and treat it. But it's also the hardest time to find it because you're not going to usually have symptoms of obstruction, you're not going to be getting up at night, you're not going to be urinating frequently. It's very rare to have blood or any warning signs, which is why organized medicine continues to encourage all men to see their doctor for a prostate exam and PSA annually.

One of the biggest problems that I encounter is that men will go to their doctor and either refuse the prostate exam because of discomfort or embarrassment or the doctor, for reasons I still don't know, will also just not do the prostate exam and this is very, very dangerous because, again, these small little cancers are the easiest to treat and the most likely to provide a normal life span with normal cure if we can find it early. So it's important to see your doctor because there are no warning signs of early prostate cancer.

Ben David