NEW YORK – Dan Fogelberg, the singer and songwriter whose hits ‘Leader of the Band’ and ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ helped define the soft-rock era, died on Sunday at his home in Maine after battling prostate cancer.
He was 56. His death was announced in a statement released by his family through the firm Scoop Marketing.Fogelberg’s music was in the vein of fellow sensitive singer-songwriters James Taylor and Jackson Browne, and was powerful in its simplicity.He did not rely on the volume of his voice to convey his emotions; instead, they came through in the soft, tender delivery and his poignant lyrics.Songs like ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ became classics not only because of his performance, but for the engaging storyline, as well.Nampa-APHis death was announced in a statement released by his family through the firm Scoop Marketing.Fogelberg’s music was in the vein of fellow sensitive singer-songwriters James Taylor and Jackson Browne, and was powerful in its simplicity.He did not rely on the volume of his voice to convey his emotions; instead, they came through in the soft, tender delivery and his poignant lyrics.Songs like ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ became classics not only because of his performance, but for the engaging storyline, as well.Nampa-AP
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