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NEWS A LETTER FROM GRACE
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DAN IN CONCERT ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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PETE HUTTLINGER For the sake of the learning player, Pete presents the songs in order of difficulty, from the easiest to the more technically complex. As you play through each piece, youll gain better command of your instrument, pick up invaluable playing tips, and build new skills that you'll be able to use in a wide variety of songs and arrangements. Order online. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Performing Songwriter Article "Today Dan would have turned 61 years old, and I thought a good way to celebrate would be to go back to that conversation I had with him 18 years ago and share a few of his thoughts on his early albums - including The Innocent Age which, unbelievably, turned 30 last year." Read the article... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Tribute CD Just an update, to let you know that the tribute CD continues to move along, with some amazing artists lending their talents to the project. Thanks for your patience, we promise, it will be worth the wait. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Yet music kept calling, this time in the form of a kindred soul, musician Peter Berkow, who ran a little folk music club called The Red Herring. Berkow invited him to perform, and before long Fogelberg was a cherished part of the burgeoning coffee house scene. 'I started meeting like-minded people, musicians who were bright and well read, and I realized that I was finally free of the provincialism of high school' He started playing his own songs, and the spirit of the scene shifted from politics to music:'The Red Herring went from being a hide-out for pinko leftists who were plotting the overthrow of the government to a really creative musical scene. And it started packing people in.'" Photo courtesy Jean Fogelberg - Dan revisiting The Red Herring in April of 2003. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Rock Cellar Magazine
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Tribute Honoring the Music of Dan Fogelberg A tribute CD featuring legendary and soon-to-be-legendary recording artists is underway to honor Dan. Each artist will record the Dan Fogelberg song of their choosing. Produced by Dan's long-time associates and friends Norbert Putnam, Irving Azoff, Chuck Morris, and Dan's wife Jean Fogelberg, the CD will be distributed and promoted by Sony Legacy Recordings. All profits will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation to develop new, more precise testing. No date of completion yet, there are many artist schedules to work around, but it's coming together! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ PETITION TO INDUCT DAN INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME
Thanks to everyone who recommended, liked, posted, tweeted, emailed, and phoned. You helped us garner an additional 2,400 votes in just one day, to bring the total number of signatures to 24,252. Very impressive! We'll keep you informed about our progress as we navigate through the proper channels at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the meantime, we'll leave the petition up for anyone who still wants to sign it. We will continue submitting our petition until Rolling Stone acknowledges Dan's talent and contribution to popular music. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DAN INDUCTED INTO THE HIT PARADE HALL OF FAME 2010 January 13, 2011 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
YOUR DAN STORIES "I took Dan to the Majestic Theater in Downtown San Antonio years ago, not having a clue who he was... (I was young and dumb!) I lived just north of downtown and thought, I will go to my apartment and watch TV. His road manager told me to be back at a certain time but was called a bit before I was expected to be back, I jumped up and spilled coffee on my suit, so I changed FAST! Pulled the limo up to the "Red Door" at the Majestic... traffic on the littlest street in S.A. was dead'r than heck! Went into the "Wings" and finally realized who Dan Fogelberg was! He was doing "Same Old Lang Syne" on the Grand Piano.....I nearly collapsed with reverence! At the end of his show, I was leading him to the car and this a****** cop was gonna give me a ticket for "impeding (non-existant) traffic".... He asked for my driver's license, ooops.... changed suits, wallet was in the one on my floor at home! Dan said, can I drive.....cop said, you gotta license? Dan produced his license (from another state, as well as I recall) and hopped into the driver's seat of that limo and took us around the corner, stopped and said, "Collin, you can have your car back." Swear to GOD, the nicest guy I ever met! Followed him from that night on and cried like a baby when he passed away. I now own a bunch of nightclubs, and it is "By-God Mandatory" Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" is played at precisely midnight in all my clubs! We did it again tonight and I just wanted someone to know the story behind it. I will sleep well tonight knowing Dan Fogelberg IS resting in peace. Thanks for taking time to read my dumb but true story." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE
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