1. Dan Fogelberg often related his story of his father having allowed him to "conduct" the Bradley University school band at age 14.
17 Facts About Dan Fogelberg
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In 1981, Dan Fogelberg released the song "Leader of the Band", which was written for and inspired by his father.
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Dan Fogelberg began performing as a solo acoustic player at a local coffeehouse, "The Red Herring", which is where he made his first solo recordings as part of a folk festival in 1971.
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Dan Fogelberg was discovered by Irving Azoff, who started his music management career promoting another Champaign-Urbana act, REO Speedwagon.
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In 1972, Dan Fogelberg released his debut album Home Free to a lukewarm response, although it eventually reached platinum status.
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Dan Fogelberg performed as an opening act for Van Morrison in the early 1970s.
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Dan Fogelberg had toured with the Eagles during this time.
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In 1980, Dan Fogelberg appeared on the soundtrack to the film Urban Cowboy with his song "Times Like These".
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Dan Fogelberg performed live on television for the first time.
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Dan Fogelberg drew inspiration for The Innocent Age from Thomas Wolfe's novel Of Time and the River.
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Dan Fogelberg was married three times: to Maggie Slaymaker from 1982 to 1985, to Anastasia Savage from 1991 to 1996 and to musician Jean Marie Mayer from 2002 until he died in 2007.
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Dan Fogelberg owned a home in Maine on Deer Isle, overlooking Eggemoggin Reach.
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In May 2004, Dan Fogelberg was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
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However, his cancer returned and on December 16,2007, Dan Fogelberg died at home in Deer Isle, Maine, at the age of 56.
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Dan Fogelberg was cremated and his ashes were scattered on Eggemoggin Reach off the coast of Maine.
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The street runs along the northeast side of Woodruff High School, Dan Fogelberg's alma mater and where his father was a teacher and bandleader.
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In conjunction with the tribute CD, Dan Fogelberg was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame at its "Rocky Mountain Way" induction concert at Fiddler's Green Amphitheater on Dan Fogelberg's birthday, August 13,2017.