Dan Fogelberg
Biography
If James Taylor epitomized the definition and the original, late-'60s incarnation of the term singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg exemplified the late-'70s equivalent of that term at its most highly developed and successful, with a string of platinum-selling albums and singles into the early '80s and a long career afterward, interrupted only by a health crisis that led to his untimely death in 2007. He came out of a musical family, born Daniel Grayling Fogelberg on August 13, 1951, in Peoria, IL, where his father was an established musician, teacher, and bandleader. His first instrument was the piano, which he took to well enough, and music mattered to him more than the sports that were the preoccupation of most of the boys around him. At age ten, he was saving and listening to any old records he could find. And if there's a "God-shaped space" in everyone, Fogelberg's was filled with music, something his family might've guessed if they'd seen how much he loved the music in church but was bored by the sermons. His other great passions were drawing and painting. His personal musical turning point came in the early '60s, before he'd reached his teens. A gift of an old Hawaiian guitar from his grandfather introduced him to the instrument that would soon supplant the piano, and at age 12, he heard the Beatles for the first time, which not only led him to a revelation about how electric guitars could sound, but also made him notice for the first time the act of songwriting as something central to what musicians did. It was also at that point that he began picking up on the music of Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly, all of whom were, of course, in the Beatles' repertory.. If James Taylor epitomized the definition and the original, late-'60s incarnation of the term singer/songwriter, Dan Fogelberg exemplified the late-'70s equivalent of that term at its most highly developed and successful, with a string of platinum-selling albums and singles into the early '80s and a long career afterward, interrupted only by a health crisis that led to his untimely death in 2007. He came out of a musical family, born Daniel Grayling Fogelberg on August 13, 1951, in Peoria, IL, where his father was an established musician, teacher, and bandleader. His first instrument was the piano, which he took to well enough, and music mattered to him more than the sports that were the preoccupation of most of the boys around him. At age ten, he was saving and listening to any old records he could find. And if there's a "God-shaped space" in everyone, Fogelberg's was filled with music, something his family might've guessed if they'd seen how much he loved the music in church but was bored by the sermons. His other great passions were drawing and painting. His personal musical turning point came in the early '60s, before he'd reached his teens. A gift of an old Hawaiian guitar from his grandfather introduced him to the instrument that would soon supplant the piano, and at age 12, he heard the Beatles for the first time, which not only led him to a revelation about how electric guitars could sound, but also made him notice for the first time the act of songwriting as something central to what musicians did. It was also at that point that he began picking up on the music of Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly, all of whom were, of course, in the Beatles' repertory.
Top Albums |
1. The Very Bes..
| 2. Souvenirs
| 3. Nether Lands
| 4. The Innocent..
| 5. Home Free
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6. Love In Time
| 7. The First Ch..
| 8. Portrait - T..
| 9. Captured Ang..
| 10. High Country..
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11. Phoenix
| 12. Full Circle
| 13. Live - Somet..
| 14. Windows and ..
| 15. The Essentia..
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16. Dan Fogelber..
| 17. The Wild Pla..
| 18. Love Songs
| 19. Exiles
| 20. River of Sou..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Same Old Lang Syne | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 5:19 | $1.29 | |
2. | Same Old Lang Syne | Innocent Age | 5:19 | $1.29 | |
3. | Leader of the Band | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:18 | $1.29 | |
4. | Longer | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 3:15 | $1.29 | |
5. | Run for the Roses | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:18 | $0.99 | |
6. | I Saw Three Ships | First Christmas Morning | 2:55 | $0.99 | |
7. | Part of the Plan | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 3:18 | $0.99 | |
8. | Missing You | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:05 | $0.99 | |
9. | Hard to Say | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
10. | Heart Hotels | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:14 | $0.99 | |
11. | Leader of the Band | 80's Pop Hits | 4:16 | $1.29 | |
12. | Make Love Stay | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:32 | $0.99 | |
13. | Same Old Lang Syne | Essential Dan Fogelberg | 5:20 | $1.29 | |
14. | Same Old Lang Syne | Portrait - The Music of Dan.. | 5:20 | $1.29 | |
15. | Rhythm of the Rain | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 4:22 | $0.99 | |
16. | Nether Lands | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 5:34 | $0.99 | |
17. | Same Old Lang Syne | Love Songs | 5:15 | $1.29 | |
18. | Power of Gold | Portrait - The Music of Dan.. | 4:31 | $0.99 | |
19. | There's a Place In the World for.. | Souvenirs | 5:44 | $0.99 | |
20. | As the Raven Flies | Souvenirs | 4:30 | $0.99 | |
21. | Lonely In Love | Very Best of Dan Fogelberg | 5:28 | $0.99 | |
22. | To the Morning | Home Free | 6:09 | $0.99 | |
23. | What Child Is This? | First Christmas Morning | 3:55 | $0.99 | |
24. | In the Bleak Midwinter | First Christmas Morning | 4:39 | $0.99 | |
25. | Snowfall | First Christmas Morning | 4:05 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
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