The Media IGNORED His Death-But Icon's LOSS Left a Hole That HAS NEVER Been FILLED-Professor of Rock

Poll: What Artist's death hit you the hardest?

I’m not sure there’s anyone else in America who could do a 20 minute video about Dan Fogelberg and capture his essence the way you can. You have truly earned the moniker “Professor of Rock”!

He needs to be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame !!!

I loved Dan Fogelberg’s music. The Leader of the Band is one of the greatest father/son songs ever written

Longer was our wedding song in 1981, I just knew the first time I heard it. Our anniversary is in 3 days, 43 years....thank you Dan.

Met my husband at college and we married after graduation in 1975. He went on to graduate school and we eventually ended up at the Univ. Of Delaware. Dan Fogelberg was our absolute favorite artist. Being a poor graduate school couple, we saved our pennies to buy the next Dan Fogelberg album. Do you have any idea how excited we were when we learned Dan was going to perform on April 12, 1979 at the Univ. Of Delaware?We had to get tickets. It was Dan by himself, on stage, with his guitar. No flash, no theatrics - just pure heaven. Three years later our son was born- we named him Dan.

Loved Dan Fogelberg growing up. My favorite is Old Lang Syne...still stops me in my tracks today. "Met my old lover at the grocery store". Who CAN'T relate to that??? RIP Dan & thanks for the memories Professor ❤

i knew and loved his music and i have a somewhat different personal connection. Dan died Oct 16, 2007. i knew of Dan's death and his cause of death. I had prostrate cancer surgery, 2 days later, on Dec 18, 2007. Dan was 54 , i was only 48. it was hard not to think i had only 6 years left of my life. i made it and i am still hear today, wounded by the experience but still here. getting by

My friend’s family was very close friends with Dan’s family back in Illinois, and When she got married, Dan sang this song at her wedding. I wasn’t there, but I have seen the wedding videos.

Thanks for sharing this tribute. I met Dan in 1982 in Bangor, Maine and while our time was short, we shared a good conversation about music, Maine and sailing. It bothered me when news broke of his death from prostrate cancer. Little did I know that 10 years later, I would come down with stage 3 prostrate cancer. I reached out to his widow and found out our diagnosis was very similar with the same aggressive Gleason scores. Prostrate cancer treatment has come a long way, but early detection is the key... get tested and monitor any changes in your PSA! I'm in full remission, thank God. God bless and again thanks.

For me the Dan Fogelberg that catches me in the throat was Run For The Roses. That perfectly captured a child’s first step, first exploring the world, first everything

In the early 80’s I was completely in love with this woman who would never give the time of day. One night I happen to see her at a local bar. I went outside to get some air and ran into her in the parking lot. Im not sure what possessed me, but I started singing “Longer” to her. She loved that a guy would sing her a song she absolutely loved. I got completely caught up in the moment. Her eyes never left mine and my heart was ready to explode. It was perfect and I thought maybe I had a chance until her friends came out of the bar and wanted to leave. She gave me a kiss on the cheek and said thank you. I never saw her after that. It was a moment Ive never forgotten. Thank you Dan Folgelberg for the beautiful words and memories.

In 1975, in a record store looking for a present for a girlfriend, I found “Souvenirs” and promptly shoplifted it. I was 16 with an attitude, but decided to listen to it first in case it was crap. My gf never got that present. After intense listening for a week, I went back and sheepishly paid for the darn thing. Dan’s voice redirected my attitude towards music and singing. Thank you Dan. Sorry Carol.

I remember my brother coming home one night in the early 70’s, telling me he saw this singer/songwriter at a bar in Peoria named Dan Fogelberg and bought his Home Free album from him. My brother said, “this guy is going places!” He did!

Same Old Lang Syne brings a tear to my eye EVERY time I hear it.....precious memories

Saw Dan Fogelberg at the Rainbow theatre in Denver back in the mid to late 80’s. He was touring with his blues band. I attended the second show and people were leaving the venue looking to sell their tickets on the cheap because there was a rumor that it wasn’t Dan Fogelberg, but some guy fronting a blues band under Fogelberg’s name. I purchased the ticket from a guy on the cheap and listened to one of the best concerts I’ve ever heard. He could rock. He opened the show stating that despite the rumors, he was, in fact, Dan Fogelberg. Played blues standards. Incredible.

I found Dan with his hits from the Innocent Age album and then enjoyed his entire catalog. I met my future wife in 1983. We did not have that much in common, but we both loved Dan's music. It was with that music that our hearts became one, and we grew up together with that music as our underpinning.. We married in 1985 and still listen to Dan together today..

Just a few weeks ago it was the 3rd Anniversary of my wife's passing. At every major event of my life with Yolanda I would dedicate a song for her. Anniversary, Birthday she got a song I played on Social Media for her. Even after her death, I have continued to do this. For this year on the anniversary of the day I lost her, I dedicated Longer to her. Thanks Prof. I am and have been one of your biggest supporters for years.

I was a 15 year old teenage girl in 1981, the year Hard To Say came out. I couldn't believe it when I heard the song. Even though it was written from a man's point of view, the words "...every time the sky begins to snow, you cry..." shocked me. For years, every time we had the first snow of winter, I would cry. I couldn't explain why. But those words hit me in my soul. As I grew older, many more songs became relatable. Such a beautiful lyricist. Such a talent. And such a gorgeous man.

Well done, Professor! Dan has been one of my favorite artists from the late 70's. Before he passed, I went to his website and read what Dan had written about his illness, prostate cancer. He said for men to get checked regularly by their doctor and not to let ten or fifteen seconds of discomfort deter them from being checked. He wrote that ten or fifteen seconds could save men from going through the terrible time he was then having with the disease. I took his advice then and hope any man reading this to do the same!