Thank you Dan. When I listen to your music, just for a moment I am back at school and feel that old familiar pain...or have that old familiar smile. I'll never forget you.

ide like to say i had the right words to describe the loss of dan but ide probablly end up quoting him .90% of any thing deep or meaningful ive ever thought or shared with others im certain was ripped out of dans writings .like so many others he change my life ,many times saved it .he was the thing i could turn to in so many ways .i always felt i was somwere trapped in his songs or at least the person i strved to be was .what can i say he said it all . and dan there is a heavinly gate where else could you be thanks GUY

You were my First love.....at age 12 I recieved your first ablum HOME FREE" My life changed from that moment on....You sang me to sleep many nights. The music was unlike any other music that I had ever heard. I was so BLESSED to see your last concert for "FULL CIRCLE" You were as great as ever and I got to see you many times. I will truly miss knowing that you are no longer with us.

His music is forever burned into my memory. My fondest memories in college were listening to him. I later introduced his music to My children who in turn loved him too.

"To the world you may just be one person, but to one person, you may just be the world." Thank you, Dan Fogleberg, for doing both.

One of the world's most underated guitar players, a true song master & artist in every sense of the word. I shall miss him dearly thank the heavens we still have his music.

My high school friends back in '79 thought I was crazy for suggesting 'Part of the Plan' as our class song. Dan was years ahead of his time and left us way too young. His music will always be my "class song".

i loved listening to his music starting back in the 70's. he was an ispiration to my style of playing guitar..sure will miss him

A Dj in Akron Ohio in 1985 once said that "Dan Fogelberg was a Thinking Woman's Dream" which made me inturn very proud to be one of his biggest fans. My heart feels empty as if I've lost one of my best friends, someone who has always understood me. I regreat never being able to tell him how much his art meant to me and now it's too late. Every poem he wrote has a place in my heart but Netherlands is life defining. His lyrics where as masterful as well as his uses of illiteration. His Cuplets and Stances will always Define Who He Was. Thank you Dan. My Favorite of his Poetry... "Like the sounds of the darkness composes to worship the light" "From This Rocky Pearch, I'll continue to Search, For the Wind, and the Snow and and the Sky. I've had some Lovers and I've had some Friends and Mostly I've Lived Inbetween. Where do you go when you get to the End of your Dreams" Both from Netherlands........ Rest in peace my friend. Forever in awe, Dannah

the memories are endless, always kind and comforting. reclined on a sofa or splayed out on the floor reading along to the lyrics while the wonderful music surrounded me taking me to another level and at the same time trying to comprehend how Dan's writing always hit home. a true inspiration and renaissance man who will not be forgotten. you're eternal and your music will be played forever in hearts of millions always!

Thank you for being a major part of my life for the past 33 years. You have always been there through the good times and the bad - I will miss you.

I am in tears, my prayers are with all your love one's. I treasure your music. Love you Dan

I learned to play guitar with Dan's songs. It was a time in my life I will treasure forever. I'm only a few years younger than he was and I feel like a his songs mirrored my life's experiences. I live just a few hours' drive from where he was born; I'm a St Louisan. His music was a big part of my life and I will sorely miss him.

Although I can't recall the exact year, I'll never forget the experience of a summer concert at Jones Beach (in the 80s I believe). The rain had been so relentless that I had feared the concert would have to be cancelled. But then the skies cleared into the most divinely perfect night to listen to Dan. I particularly recall a segment during which we were treated to Dan alone with his acoustic guitar. Although I was not even remotely interested in my companion in that way, I recall the evening as one of the most romantic of my life, simply because of Dan's music. The English language doesn't contain the words to express the depth of the loss I feel at Dan's passing. For the 46 years I've spent on the Earth no other artist has impacted my life so deeply for so long as has Dan Fogelberg. The music will live on, but the man will be greatly missed..

I grew up 40 miles from where Dan was born in Peoria. I went to college at WIU in Macomb, Illinois and it was there on a local college station I heard the song Stars. I had to call the station to find out who the artist was and then only to find out the LP wasn't available yet. As soon as it was released I went and bought it and I have been a devoted fan ever since. His song writing and lyrics were always insightful and resonated within me. I am deeply saddened by his passing but I will always treasure the body of work he was able to create. He may have passed on in Maine but he will always be the boy from Illinois. God Bless.

I travelled from the UK to see Dan in Jacksonville, USA in 1997 to celebrate a significant birthday. It was a day I will treasure forever. His music has been a constant thread though my own life and those of my friends. Stuart

I travelled to Dan in Jacksonville, USA in 1997 to celebrate a significant birthday. It was a day I will treasure forever. His music has been a constant thread though my own life and those of my friends. Stuart

Saw him in concert once,will always stand out as a perfect memory.

I've been a huge fan of Dan's for 33 years, I'll surely miss his gentle soul. I have albums, cassettes and cds of his work and treasure each one. I would listen to Dan a lot while I was stationed in Germany and was pregnant with my 1st daughter. I would play my DF tape over and over again when she was little, and then my tape would go missing. I would be looking for something in a drawer months later and there would be my missing tape. Some years later my Dan Fogelberg Love Songs cd went missing, on a visit to that same daughter's home, I found my cd in her cd player. She admitted to me that she hid my cassettes years before so I wouldn't play them constantly. She learned through the years to be a fan too. We went together to see him in concert in Charlotte and had a great time; I guess listening to him while I was pregnant with her paid off. When I heard the news of his passing, something in my heart tore, It was like losing a dear friend. Thanks Dan for all your gifts you shared with us, you were truly one of a kind. I'm glad I have my souvenirs to carry me thru the coming years, just wish I had more.

Dan Fogelberg wrote the soundtrack to my life Not a year has gone by without his music touching a part of me

The Leader of the Band was so very proud of his three sons. I remember Dan as the little boy who leaned way over the railing to watch the basketball games as he accompanied his father to direct the band and often asked to keep an eye on him. No father could have been prouder of Dan's accomplishments.

Oh man, What a loss..Saw Dan perform at least 10 times...I loved all of his music But, Netherlands ( 1977 ) was one of my fav's. Dan was an inspiration for me to learn guitar and sing his songs..I still do to this day because of him...Sleep well my friend....

In May of 1975, I went to see The Eagles play the Spectrum in Philadelphia. They were supporting their ‘On the Border’ album; they were gaining popularity but had not achieved the superstar status they were elevated to with ‘Hotel California two LP’s later. In fact, the Spectrum was limited to seating in just the back half as they did not anticipate they could sell the full arena out. They called this configuration the ‘Spectrum Theatre’. Dan opened the show that night in support of his ‘Souvenirs’ album. I remember ‘Part of the Plan’ was getting increased air time on the radio. Dan put on a great show and when he closed with ‘As the Raven Flys’, he unexpectedly brought the crowd to their feet. When the Eagles performed their encore, Dan joined them on stage with his guitar. It was a great, memorable evening and I became a fan that night. ‘Longer’ was my wedding song (as it must have been for thousands of other couples) in 1982 and I have always been sentimental about Dan’s contributions to the musical landscape of the 70’s and early 80’s. God Bless you, Dan and thanks for supplying some wonderful memories in my life.

After learning of dan's Passing over I spent the Day remembering my favorite album of his I own and played it and remembered Dan and his Music that touched both mine and my wife lives, He will be missed sorely. RIP my friend.

Same Old Lang Syne has always and will always be my favorite song. It never fails to touch me when I hear it.

In 1976, a local record store said they were giving away albums for a few minutes. I raced across town and was rewarded with an album called Captured Angel by a guy named Dan Fogelberg. I took the vinyl home, plopped it on the turntable and was swept away. Within days I knew every lyric and note. I soon bought Souvenirs and was blown away yet again. I played guitar along with the records till my fingers shredded and sang myself hoarse for a year. Thank you, Dan, for an exquisite soundtrack to some of the most joyful, and sad, parts of my life.

I so loved his music, hard to believe he has gone. My condolences to Jean and his family and dear friends. Thank you for sharing him with us.

After learning of Dan's passing, I ordered "Innocent Age". Alone in the house today (which is rare) I put it on and was so moved. A blessing and a gift to all you were and always will be. Thoughts and prayers to you, Jean.

Dan has the voice of an angel and now our man is with angels. His lyrics have always been so heartfelt and real , what a wonderful man to be able to write as he did. How lucky his family is to have such an amazing man in their life...Dan to me is one of the greatest song writers of such real life..Dan you will be missed and loved forever....I send my love to his family for they were blessed to have such a wonderful man in their life!...Tina Rojas

I took my girlfriend to see Dan in Concert in 1978, the year we were married. Dan brought us great joy for 3 decades. Of all the concert artists I saw in the 70's and 80's Dan was a true Superstar, all he needed was a guitar a stool and a microphone and he was a one man show. To me he wrote some of the most beautiful songs ever written and he had an amazing way of putting them to music that really moved people emotionally. I don't think he ever attained the greatness he deserved. I really loved him and he will be missed. Rest in piece my friend.

one of the truest and sweetest song retreats is Dan's life and work I had the great fortune of growing up precisely at the time that his music flowed into my life. the innocent age. a rare soul and a true minstreal of love

I will always appreciate Dan's appreciation of beauty in its many forms. Beauty he found in music, words and art and the way he came "Full Cicle" to create his own beauty. As a songwriter, musician and artist, I've always loved his many expressions of the world and the people in it and was touched and inspired to express my own feelings as well in art and music. He truly was an artist in every way. God truly gave him these gifts and us a gift. God's Kingdom will bring back the beauty intended for this wonderful planet and beautiful life for humans the way He originally intended for them to have. He will bring back all our loved ones to live on that paradise earth in the future. We look forward to seeing Dan again. (Psalm 37:10 and Rev. 21: 3,4)

I just found out about your death your music has always been a part of my life through the thick and the thin good and the bad you were always there I'll always love you Dan rest in peace

I asked you for your guitar strings after a concert and you gave them to me. Then I sent them to my brother. It was a toss up as to which of us admired you more...but in the end I decided my brother should get them. Suzanne....Sandy, UT

Dan Fogelberg, thank you very much for your fantastic music all over the years. I will miss you. God bless you and rest in peace, my angel.

"I've been listening to your music every day since I heard the news, and it makes me sad and happy at the same time. There were many times over the years when your music got me through a lot of ups and downs. I feel as though a part of me left with you, but your music will always live on in my heart, as I know it will in all your many fans. You were truly one of the best songwriters ever. Your music touched my soul. Thank you so much for that. I hope wherever you are now that you are still making beautiful music."

In 1974 I was a 15 year old girl who was completely captivated by the sounds and sentiment of Dan Fogelberg's music. The album ,Souvenirs, stayed in my eight track player for six months. His music was, and still is, an expression of so many of the things I thought and felt then and still do today (as a 48 year old wife and mother of four). I had forgotten until today that my senior quote in the yearbook was: ...and here is a sunrise to set on your sill, the ghosts of the dawn moving near, they pass through your sorrow and leave you quite still sitting among souvenirs... Dan Fogelberg I am thankful to have his music in my life still helping to shape those things I consider beautiful and worthy in my life.

My heart aches with the thought that you have left us here....but with your words and music-our world will always be a better place because of you. Blessings to your family and friends. With great love and appreciation Cheri

I love you, Dan, always have, always will. One day we'll all understand...

I cut my acoustic teeth on your wonderful works and this "other guy" they call "JT" in the early 70's, by far some of my fondest memories, We admiringly refered to you as "Dan Vocalchords", coined by my sister Kim due to your amazing vocal range,...she actually put you on her couch back in 76' when you drove your Jeep from Colorado to Nashville to see your buddy Joe Walsh in concert,...you took my sister out to your ranch where you were raising Arabian horses and wound up on her couch after subjecting you to your own 2 albums at the time, Home Free and Souvenirs on her crappy cheap little Sylvania stereo(what a Trooper you were!). Gene Miller, a great Nashville guitarist taught me several of your tunes, he went on to play w/Barbara Mandrell, then Donna Summer and now Amy Grant. There will never be another as gifted as Dan Fogelberg,...an amazing musician,..and a certified lyrical genius,..thank you for your music,..and your stories of the road, the world has lost a beautiful soul, but your music and legacy will live forever,...our thoughts and prayers are with you Jean, T. Richey

I'll always remember your inspirational and moving songs, that touched many fans worldwide. You'll always be known and remembered as "The Leader Of The Band." Rest in Peace Dan Fogelberg. A very loyal fan, Billy Miles.

Thank You Gor All Of The Inspirational Songs That Touched My Heart And Soul For So Many Years. Your Biggest Fan. Mary Jane Miles.

As the Raven Fly`s Dan thanks for everything.You will be missed dearly..

The Leader of the Band is gone, but not forgotten. Thanks for the music and memories. I lost my 46 year-old sister to cancer in 2003. Cancer is a tragic thing and very hard on friends and family, alike. I remember Dan coming to Hampton, Virginia for a concert in the Coliseum in the early 1980's. I don't remember the exact year, probably 1982.

thank you for music that was and is the songs of my life. you were always there for me. god bless

As I write this I'm listening to "To The Morning”. I've been playing Dans’ music constantly since hearing of his death. I even sent an email to an old girlfriend that I went with to see Dan back in the early 80’s (St Paul, MN). Memories; there are not many artists that composed such works of art that generate the memories and feelings that Dan did for me. I hope when I pass on that Dans’ singing at the pearly-gates.

Dan, I loved everything about your music. I will miss you forever. Peace be with you.

just to listen to the song,"Longerthan"-a song of beauty and enchantment.It always will have a special place in my heart.

I first heard Dan when I was 13 in music class, it was Home Free and I loved the music so much, i snuck into the class at lunch and stole the album, sorry Mr Pedeline but thanks for turning me on, I became a loyal fan since , even singing Dan's music in vocal competitions. Thanks Dan for your" story's of the road"Rest in Peace

Goodbye Friend, RIP, Your songs Part of The Plan, Changing Horses, and Song From Half-Mountain, have been very important to me. I thank you.Keep heaven singing. Bradford Reynolds