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Born on August 13, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, United States, Dan Fogelberg was a singer-songwriter, composer and singer. Death is recorded on December 16, 2007, at the age of 56. Dan Fogelberg studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
My Take
Dan Fogelberg was the kind of artist who could make you feel genuinely emotional about your own life just by tuning in — and I mean that as the highest compliment. Growing up in Peoria, Illinois and honing his craft at the University of Illinois, he took that Midwestern sincerity straight into the studio and never let go of it. "Leader of the Band" is one of the most unabashedly tender tributes a son ever wrote for a father, and "Same Old Lang Syne" captures the bittersweet ache of running into an old flame with a specificity that still feels almost uncomfortably real. He wasn't chasing cool — he was chasing truth. A guitarist, mandolinist, and genuinely gifted melodist who left us far too early in 2007, Fogelberg belongs in the same breath as the best soft rock storytellers of his generation.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dan Fogelberg
- Name (Japanese)
- ダン・フォーゲルバーグ
- Reading
- だん・ふぉーげるばーぐ
- Born
- August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007
- Origin
- Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / singer / guitarist / mandolinist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.danfogelberg.com
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Fogelberg
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B0
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201047
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Dan Fogelberg born?
Dan Fogelberg was born on August 13, 1951.
When did Dan Fogelberg die?
Dan Fogelberg died on December 16, 2007, aged 56.
Where was Dan Fogelberg from?
Dan Fogelberg was from Peoria, Illinois, United States.
What did Dan Fogelberg do?
Dan Fogelberg worked as singer-songwriter, composer, singer, guitarist, mandolinist.
Where did Dan Fogelberg study?
Dan Fogelberg attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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