Dan Fogelberg dies of cancer at 56
Reuters, Dec 16, 2007 5:00 pm PSTSinger-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."
His most recent release, "Full Circle," came out in 2003. The following year, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, and urged men over the age of 50 to get tested for the disease.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; editing by Mohammad Zargham)
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