Dan Fogelberg Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Daniel Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music was inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, rock, classical, jazz, and bluegrass. He is best known for his early 1980 hit "Longer" and his late 1981 hit "Leader of the Band."
Full Name
Dan Fogelberg
Net Worth
$14 Million
Date Of Birth
August 13, 1951
Died
December 16, 2007, Deer Isle, Maine, United States
Place Of Birth
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Occupation
Musician
Profession
Actor, Record producer, Composer, Singer-songwriter, Keyboard Player, Multi-instrumentalist, Leader Of The Band, Same Old Lang Syne, Rhythm of the Rain
Education
Woodruff Career and Technical Center, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Leader Of The Band, Same Old Lang Syne, Rhythm of the Rain
Spouse
Jean Marie Mayer, Anastasia Savage, Maggie Slaymaker, Leader Of The Band, Same Old Lang Syne, Rhythm of the Rain
Parents
Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, Margaret Irvine, Leader Of The Band, Same Old Lang Syne, Rhythm of the Rain
Siblings
Peter Kent, Marc Lawrence, Leader Of The Band, Same Old Lang Syne, Rhythm of the Rain
Nicknames
Dan Fogelberg, Fogelberg, Daniel Grayling, Daniel Grayling Fogelberg
IMDB
Movies
Dan Fogelberg: Live: Greetings from the West
Star Sign
Leo
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Fact
1
Dan's mother, Margaret, was happy to state that Dan was a "Rob Roy Macgregor".
2
After his death, Jill Greulich (nee Anderson) revealed herself as the ex-girlfriend referred to in "Same Auld Lang Syne". They ran into each other in December 1975, while visiting their respective families in Peoria.
3
Battled prostate cancer since May 2004.
4
Attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5
Built a full recording studio known as "Mountain Bird Studio" (as in folgel = bird and berg = mountain) in the late 1980s, on his ranch, and skied during the day and worked at night.
6
His mother, a Scottish immigrant, is a classcally-trained pianist.
7
By 16, he was through with his band, period. Spent a lot of time sitting on a bluff beside the Illnois River singing Gordon Lightfoot tunes. He was more interested in painting and did some theater in high school.
8
Started composing songs and was in his first band, "The Clan", at the age of 14.
9
In 1971, started pursuing music full time.
10
His father was a bandleader. He inspired,"Leader of the Band" was released a year before he passed away in 1982.
11
Has a house on an island of the coast of Maine which he uses during the summer months.
12
Has 2 older brothers, Marc, an attorney and Peter, a graphic artist.
