Singer Dan Fogelberg Dies of Cancer

[mazersteven]

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 16) - Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, famed for the soaring vocals and elegant instrumentation of tunes such as "Longer" and "A Love Like This," died on Sunday, three years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. He was 56.

"He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side," said a posting on his Web site (http://www.danfogelberg.com).

"His strength, dignity and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."

Fogelberg, a native of Peoria, Illinois, broke into the music industry in the early 1970s, at a time when it was embracing introspective songwriting, or "soft rock," by such acts as the Eagles and America.

Fogelberg, who distinguished himself with his angelic vocals and lyrics that celebrated beauty and romance, hit his commercial and creative peak in 1981 with "The Innocent Age," which yielded three top-10 singles, "Hard to Say," "Same Old Lang Syne" and "Leader of the Band."


www.danfogelberg.com

 

[stratman]

So sad, he was a great talent, especially when music mattered. Such a needless death at 56, that's why it's important for us men to get our yearly check ups. I'm shocked by this.

 

[mazersteven]

Note from Dan

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.

 

[Tomorrow]

This is a shame. We lost a good one today.

 

[gene]

Man this is sad news. It makes me cherish his wonderful xmas song even more. He was a cool guy and had some nice music. May he rest in peace.

 

[Nimrod]

I had the pleasure of seeing Dan before he got super popular, back in the 70's. It was a solo acoustic show in the Gym, at Stony Brook University.

I'm thankful for his music, and the example he set, we lost a good one.

 

[The Dukester]

Sad, indeed. It seems we've lost several good ones in the last couple of years. Reminds me that I've neglegted my checkups for a couple of years. I really have to go this spring.