Happy birthday, Dan.  My son was born on August 13th, so I always remember your birthday. ~ Pam

 

 I've been told that August 13th is Dan Fogelberg's birthday...HAPPY BIRTHDAY...! I have been a fan of yours for over 30 years and I have turned all family members into Dan Fogelberg fans too! Live Long, Live Well, Smile Often. ~ Rebecca Jeffries, Roseville, CA.

 

 Happy Birthday Dan! May it be a Joyous one! Prayers are still being sent your way for a full recovery.  Hope you and Jean are doing well and enjoying the summer. Hugs ~ Cathy in NJ~

 

 Dan, As a real Colorado "girl" of 42, your music has been my lullaby since my early teenage years.  I have learned to take from the Reach all that she has to teach to the depths of my soul because of your gift of artistry.  Thank you for your gift to humanity, and I will pray that you can continue to bless us with your amazing poetic talent.  Peace, health, light and love ~ Wendy

 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN! You have been in our thoughts and prayers this week as we noticed on your site that your birthday is upon us.  We have your albums from our growing up years, but we bought your "Best Of" CD this week in honor of your life, your birthday, and your gift of music to us.  God has blessed our generation with the gifts He gave you, and now we share those with our children. Thank you for all you've given through your life and your music.  A random email from an old friend this week said he played one of your songs with a group recently and he remembered how much I loved your music long ago when we were teens.  I told him I was truly honored that he thought of me when he was playing your music! We pray for many blessings for you and your family, as you celebrate your birthday.  We celebrate YOU! Keep looking UP! ~ John W. & Michele Hall, Nashville, TN

 

 Dear Dan and Jean, We are praying for you. Your music has guided our lives and has such meaning of us."Longer" was our wedding song and we have seen you perform live 11 times in the 24 years of our marriage...usually on our anniversary. We owe so much to you in the fact that you have given us strength and focus thru the years of our lives, now we hope to give that strength and focus back to you as you conquer this illness. Please stay strong and know that we are with you! Always ~ Tracey and Dave

 

 Happy, Happy Birthday Dan!!! We miss you and your music so much, but hope you are finding  happiness, health and peace on the path you now have greater need of.  Please know that you are and always will be in our  thoughts and prayers. We love you Dan!!! ~ Donna and David Lester, Great Neck, NY

 

 Happy Birthday, Dan!  I hope this birthday finds you and Jean fit and happy and living life to the fullest.  God bless you. ~ MaryWH

 

 Have a wonderful, most Happy Birthday tomorrow !  Many happy returns and Godspeed to you and yours.  ~ Isabel Besse

 

 Dan, Happy Birthday to you! Love~ Ken Harris-YNP

 

 I pray for your recovery, Dan, and for your family too. Thank you for sharing you gift with the world. We need your gift, so hang in there. Your "Run for the Roses" is incredible. God bless. ~ Cheryl

 

 To Dan & his family, I've never felt compelled to write to anyone this way, but Dan, your music has been an integral part of my life for many years, and I hope that God will allow us to keep you around for many more. I'm sure you've investigated all your treatment options, but just in case you are not aware of the Proton Accelerator Treatment for prostate cancer, I would like to tell you that we are having excellent success with it here at the institution where I work: Loma Linda University Medical Center, in Loma Linda, Southern California.  In case you would like to look into it further here is a link: http://www.llu.edu/proton/index.html. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family as you go through this trial - in the midst of it all, may you still find that calm center of peace you've shared with us all through your music! Sincerely ~ Ilsa Nation

 

 Dear Dan, I have loved your music for so many years and was so looking forward to hearing you perform again.  I hope you are in remission and feeling well.  I lost my beautiful daughter at age 6 to a long illness, sixteen long years ago. Through the darkest, painful times your music brightened my spirits and transported me to beautiful places!   Hope to hear about you in the studio or on stage soon again.  My best to you ~ Ellen Starkman  Asheville, NC / Miami, FL

 

 Hello Dan, I just heard your song "Same Old Lang Syne" on the radio and it moved me, as it always does. I was just a kid when that song came out but I remember it well. I just wanted to tell you that your music is very touching and only a sentimental, warm, kind hearted human being can make songs like yours. My father passed away after a battling kidney cancer last year but he was very healthy and lived a very athletic and happy life after his initial diagnosis 25 years ago. It was only when he reached near 70 that it resurfaced.  I wish you many long, happy and meaningful years to come. You have a true sweetness in your face (I was just looking at your website) and know that you have touched many, even those of us who were small when your music first came out. Also, I don't know if you are familiar with Dr. Andrew Weil or his work, but he is an incredible Harvard educated holistic thinking doctor whose books and website may be of great help to you. God bless you and good luck. Sincerely ~ Karen Jordan

 

 Happy birthday Dan!! And many, many more.  Time to party!!  ~ Karen, Denver, CO

 

 Happy Birthday Dan! Your birthday is an opportunity to wish you well because it is a day of great importance not just in your life, but in the lives of all your fans as well.  It is a day that will always be significant for the wealth of beautiful melody, profound lyrics, and scintillating orchestrations which have flowed so generously from your awesome spirit for more than three decades.

 

I trust that you are making great progress in the battle against your recent illness.  Know that if the prayer, kind thoughts, and well wishes have the power to move mountains, then surely there can be no possible outcome for you than recovery, for your continued well-being matters to a great many individuals on this planet.

 

I will always remember fondly a summer day many years ago on which a torrential downpour had threatened to ruin an outdoor concert.  Then as though by Divine decree the skies calmed, and in the wake appeared the most glorious summer night which you filled with magic on the stage at Jones Beach.  For this and many other rapturous moments I send you my heartfelt thanks, and warm wishes for health, happiness, and a wonderful birthday. ~ Jonathan Holley, Brooklyn, NY

 

 Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Especially wishing you a birthday  that surrounds you with love and peace and the comfort of knowing how many you  have comforted through your special gifts. ~ CE

 

 Dan - I have been a fan of your music for quite some time now.  Your songs and your inner beauty have touched me in ways no other poet ever has.  I wish you and Jean all the best in this difficult time of your lives.  You will be in my thoughts and prayers each day, and I hope to see you on tour again soon.  God Bless you! ~ Jim

 

 Dan-you and I are the same age. And, it is your music, the elegant simplicity, or seemingly so, of your message and the rhythms and harmonies, the sheer beauty of your talents, that often have brought tears to my eyes and uplifted my heart when it's been down so low. Thank you so very much for your gifts to us. As you, perhaps unknowingly, have traveled through your music with me, I, too, travel with you through your healing. For a few years now, I have been put on notice of an abnormal PSA test result. So, it is only right that, as personal as your music has been to me, now, your personal challenge is shared by me, very personally. Get well, Dan Fogelberg. Live and make more beautiful music. Or, just live, Dan Fogelberg. Live. Yours ~ Jay Miller, Former Judge and always fan of DF.

 

 Dear Dan, I'm sure in many ways there is nothing I can say to you that hasn't been said before.  I'm a local musician (minor songwriter, singer) in Washington state.  I'm 44 and a single dad of an 11 year old boy who hasn't seen his mother since he was 4.  I've always dreamed of working with and getting to know you.  I'm not sure that I will ever see you in concert, get to meet you or even hear from you but want you to know that I would give up all the above personal dream as well as millions (if I had them) if God, Himself would just heal you. I read your letter to your fans and can't imagine a world where you are not singing and teaching your fans life lessons through your songs.  Your music has touched my life for over 26 years but even more so your wisdom and words.  In your DVD and live "Greetings From The West" CD when you said (paraphrased) "...I want to dedicate this song to my native American brothers and sisters and those who travel the path of heart as opposed to the path of convenience" it touched my spirit. In fact, I just met with my boss to attempt to explain why I am currently making a decision (at my job at a Medical Center) to leave and pursue my (path of heart ) dreams.  Thank you Dan for all you have given.  You and your family are in my thought, my prayers and my well wishes. Respectfully ~ Jim Cull

 

 Dan, we hope only the best for you and yours.Thank you for the music.Thank you for sharing.~ Donald and Pati Clark

 

 Dan--Remember the beginning--back to 1970? We listened to you sing and play in your room and the coffee houses around Champaign-Urbana. None of us were surprised a few years later to hear you on the radio in CA. We've enjoyed your concerts over the years from Red Rocks, Co., to the Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC. Your music marks many occasions in our lives. Keep fighting! Peace and best wishes. ~ Donna and Trent

 

 Happy Birthday Dan. I too was born 8-13. I'm just 8 years younger. When I first began to listen to you I saw the calendar in Souvenirs. After I learned about your birthday it all fell in place. So happy shared birthday.I make music just west of where you were conceived in Leelanau county.Come sail here sometime.You get all of the beauty but with fewer folks and no salt! ~Bryan K Poirier

 

 Hey Dan, I just heard the news yesterday morning on my local radio that you are fighting cancer. I have listened to your beautiful music for many, many years. Along with the pure joy of your songs, many of them helped me through very difficult personal times. I will keep you and yours in my prayers - fight hard! Our world isn't ready to be without your music for many years to come! ~ JGM, Vermont

 

 The very first "record" I bought as a young teenager was Home Free and I fell in love with the music at the first sound of "To the Morning". Even now the intro takes my breath away. I had the pleasure of front row tickets to see Dan many years ago in Charlotte NC and he played a twelve string guitar and I was amazed. Dan's soul through his music will live forever. God Bless. ~ Kim Bailey

 

 I have been a fan a really long time, 28 years and counting and I am sending lots of prayers and positive healing thoughts for Dan and his family.I've been listening to "Run for the Roses "a great deal in honor of Barbaro and his Kentucky Derby win. Dan, you have a WHOLE lot of people pulling for you to fight the big fight..will continue to pray and light many candles for you. ~ Nancy Woodhouse

 

 Dan - I am sitting in my office right now listening to The Innocent Age and basking in the memories of your music which has always deeply touched my soul.A friend introduced me to you in the early 70's ... and, although she and I now live at different ends of the country, we still recall with fondness our old "Fogelberg days". So many of your songs have paralleled events in my life ... "Same Old Lang Syne", "The Last Nail", "Reach Haven Postcard". And as I write my own music, your influence is clear.One of my gifts is healing and so, without wanting to seem presumptuous, know that I will do whatever I can to move things in the right direction for you.In the meantime, take good care of yourself and know that we all send you and Jean good energy and healing prayers. Fondly ~ Jim, Michigan.

 

 I just wanted to let you know that Dan and his family are in my thoughts, prayers and on my list for distance sending of Reiki energy. I have loved Dan's music for years and just wanted him to know there is one more person praying for him. Healing and Peace ~ Lyn Gilbert

 

 I have had The Innocent Age in my collection since 1981: first as an eight track, then as a cassette, and finally, a cd.I will not pretend to be a perfect fan because I will sometimes go years without listening to you, then I will pull out one of your cds and rediscover you again. I truly wish that I could know you but I feel as if I do . . . through your music.Please take care of yourself and I wish you well. ~ Kathy Cobb

 

 I started listening to Dan's music in 1972 and have attended most every Chicago area concert since the Nether Lands tour downtown . My favorite was outside at Poplar Creek when I first heard" Bones In The Sky". I looked towards the stars and felt magic. Many times throughout my life I looked towards Dan's songs to get me thru the hard times and shared the songs with many people during the good times. I think "Don't Lose Heart" has helped me the most. Dan, don't lose heart and I'll keep you in my prayers. ~ Rick

 

 Hi Dan Fogelberg, You are in my thoughts and prayers. Many of the memories of my life are wrapped up in your songs-friends, dating, marriage, and the birth of children. You always sang a song that reminded me of periods of life that were important to me. You have given us so much happiness with your music. I would like to send you my thanks and know there are many people out there sending positive thoughts your way.Warm wishes of hope to you and your family ~ Joni

 

 Dan, Best wishes for your recovery and deepest thanks for sharing your gift with all of us.For me, "The Reach" exemplifies your artistry and stirs my soul.Thanks for playing it at every concert I've attended.I look forward to a few more!~ Brian, Moorestown, NJ

 

 Happy Birthday Dan!!! Hope you and yours have a wonderful day of celebration. I recently was fortunate to celebrate my 50th birthday on the quaint island of Montserrat with 10 of my dearest college friends. We were all music majors/minors and your tunes filled the house during dinner and watching the sun set.We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers always. Regards ~ CJ

 

 Happy 55th Dan! ~ Janice Gladysiewicz

 

 Dear Dan, I am counting the days and holding my breath in the hope that we will once again receive a birthday gift from you.Wishing you peace, love and happiness on your birthday and throughout the coming year.You and your family continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.Much love ~ Pam

 

 Dearest Dan - As your birthday is approaching, I am thinking of you now and as always with a tremendous amount of admiration and love. I wish you the gifts of health, hope, happiness, and infinite love ...~ June / Norwalk, CT

 

 Your music lives on Dan. I listen to it each and every nite and I know each and every word to each and every song which is quite scary I must say! Who loves you Dan..WE your fans....positive thoughts ~Tina Rojas

 

 It was 1983 and I was young and aimless living in So. Cal. My friend Laura and I decided to camp and drive through some of the western states. We were looking for adventure. Dan, your music was always playing on my stereo. So when another friend whom we met up with in Boulder suggested a trek to Nederland it was a no brainer. I was off to find Dan Fogelberg. To travel a road you may have traveled and to sit on a mountain top with my trusty cassette player and feel the inspiration that must have encompassed you there. The Pioneer Inn was quiet that day, no Dan to be found. Although my friends and I did receive quite an attractive offer from an ancient white bearded man to smoke some happy stuff with him. We politely declined!I wasn't disappointed. I don't seek celebrities. It was a whim, a futile endeavor which was not at all futile. I love telling that story. I love the intense feeling I still get of remembering what it was like to be 23, careless and inspired by your poetry. I remain inspired by your poetry 26 years later. So many of my musical tastes have evolved, but your music is timeless. Ever poignant and ever enduring. I send you the love of an anonymous fan whose soul you have touched. Helen Keller once said "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." Dan, you have touched my heart. My life. I wish you peace, healing and love. ~ Terry Reid, Hesperia, Ca.

 

 Dan, just keep the faith and I know GOD will see you and your family through this hard time in your life.I have been a fan a long time.I‚ really like "Leader of the Band." It reminds me of my dad that died in 1977. We will be praying for you and your family. May God bless you.~ Eddie from Alabama

 

 Though it is slightly early,Happy Birthday! I pray for you every day. ~ Yoshie Kamiya from Japan

 

 What can I say?  Where can I begin? Maybe it's best to start at the beginning. When I first heard music by Dan Fogelberg, it was as if somebody had reached into a quiet, private part of my soul and was bringing it into the open through song. Just today, all these years later, I found myself singing "Captured Angel", one of my many many favorites.There is no artist that I can relate to quite as much.

 

I just heard about the fight with prostate cancer as I popped onto the website to see if there was any news on concerts, new music, etc. You will be in my prayers and thoughts.Keep the faith and hang in there.My family has a few challenges also, one of the biggest ones is my son having to deal with autism.But I am a firm believer that where there is life, there is hope.Never give up the fight. I will close with a thank you for all the beautiful music that has played in the background of my adult life. ~Pamela

 

 I knew Dan when he lived near Nashville.On Aug 13, many years ago, he played the Exit/In, it was his birthday and he was alone on stage.What a moving night.I worked for Hertz and he rented cars from us when he came home off the road. He has moved me as no other singer ever and I am 64 years old.Still loving and playing all his old albums. God Bless You, Dan, for all you have given. ~ Nelda Castleman

  To Dan Fogelberg, Your music has meant so much to me for so long and I send my whole hearted prayers to you and your family.I can remember buying your albums when I was in Junior High school and I would play them all day and into the night. I knew every word to every song.God has Blessed you with a superb talent and you have used it well.May God continue to bless you and your family for many years to come.I will remember you in my prayers every night. Thank you for your music. ~ Julie N.

 

 Hi Dan, Here is a jingle I recently learned while at a retreat in NM. (author unknown)

 

Every little cell in my body is happy, every little cell in my body is well. Every little cell in my body is happy, every little cell in my body is well. I'm so glad, I'm so glad, all of my cells are happy and well. I'm so glad, Yes, I'm so glad all of my cells are happy and well...(repeat)

 

The tune is snappy. Wish I could sing it for you. I bet it would make you smile. It is a playful and powerful affirmation about being healthy and feeling good. You are talented guy. I bet you can make up a tune to go with these simple words if you want to give it a try. Sending a delightful dose of love and playful silliness to cheer you onward. ~ Beverly

 

 Happy birthday, dude!! I'm a neighbor of yours and a fan and I wish you all the best. You're still young and you're still hot! ~ Marta

 

 To those of us who love your music, your voice will always be young, strong, and vibrant. Thank you for recording so much and sharing your songs! Best wishes and kind thoughts to you and your family.

 

 For the last couple of summers I've checked "tour dates" hoping that you'd be coming back to wonderful Meadowbrook Theater in Rochester, Michigan. I stumbled upon your website to hear this awful news. My girlfriend of now 13 years introduced me to your wonderful music, and I've subsequently become enamored with all of it! Your plight is an arduous one, friend, so I'd love to pass along both of our prayers to you and your family. The more the better I figure! Get well, kick this disease's behind will ya!

 

 There is a place in all of us, where we all know at some place in our soul ... the truth, and the truth gives only peace.‚ The truth is a comforter and brings strength to all of us, even amidst our circumstances.We will definitely continue and think peaceful thoughts for you and yours.‚ Thank you, by the way, for bringing your music to life and our lives over the years Dan. Here is a book for you: Read "Walking On Water" by Madeleine L'Engle? It's about faith and creative-art and an inspiration of a book!!! Especially for the all that are creative artists!! It will speak to you.

 

 Dan -Though it has been awhile since I last wrote words of encouragement to you - respecting your privacy in your time of struggle & healing - Not a day goes by that your beautiful gift and lasting impact doesn't stir my heartstrings & lift my spirits.What a gift you have.What a gift you have shared with thousands upon thousands of people.I can't even begin to express how much I wish healing for you. Quality of life.Time to feel & express the gift of music you have been blessed with.Time to share what you have felt within during this journey.Know that I will continue to keep you, Jean & your loved ones in my prayers.I thank you - from the bottom of my heart - for all the encouragement I have felt through your music - - and continue to feel.‚ Thank you for sharing the deepest parts of your heart.‚ May God be with you every step of this difficult journey and may you feel uplifted by these words of encouragement.You have been & will always be my favorite musician, for your music has continually touched & inspired the very heart of me and helped me through some very difficult times.Again- God bless you, Dan.‚ MUCH love & deepest appreciation - and MANY prayers continually for you ~ Debbie (in Massachusetts)

 

 Hello Dan! I was a big fan of yours in the 70's when I was in high school and recently became reintroduced to your music. I still love it and it is timeless. This note brings my well wishes and prayers for you and your family. My father had prostate cancer but was able to beat it. Please get better so I can come to one of your concerts‚ that I never got to in the 70's. I live outside the Boston area but grew up in Valparaiso, IN so like your Peoria roots. Midwestern people are about the nicest around I have found from NY to MT to MA. GET WELL and let me know if I can do anything to help you----Fondly ~ Liz Ritz

 

 Hi Dan, I was introduced to your lovely music while on a trip to St.Louis from the uk by Steve Scorfina ex reo speedwagon/pavlov's dog lead guitarist, I got the feeling you two knew each other from the past? My thoughts are with you and your family. ~ Billy

 

 Dan--Like millions all over the world, your music is a part of my family's lives. Music, as you know, has healing powers and yours has healed us many times.Prayers that this wonderful power now turns inward to you and your health returns to its fullest.Be well, and thank you for the music. ~ Brad

 

 Hi Dan. There is a song by Jackson Brown entitled "Fountain of Sorrow", and one of the lines in the song goes like this, "I'm just one or two years and a couple of changes behind you...". That's you and me.‚ Wherever you were to have written and recorded your songs on all of the albums down through the years, when they were released, I was at that point in my life. Very specific things that just blew me away at the time.I laughed and wept and felt sorrow and happiness, but mostly, I didn't feel alone during a lot of lonely years.Thank‚ you for sharing the deep things of your heart with all of us. Prayers go up for you. I guarantee it.~ Dee Ransom

 

 Dan Fogelberg, Your music has brought me so much healing over the years. No voice, no sound, no words would soothe the violence as much as yours. I'd play Souvenirs over and over and somehow it lifted me out of the turmoil and to a different place. Eventually I grew, left the violence behind and worked long and hard at healing those deep wounds. All the while, your music carried me, kept me connected to my own emotions, connected to a path on which I could again become whole. I have the great blessing of having survived circumstances that many youngsters don't. And I carry a deep gratefulness in my heart daily for all the influences that brought me home to myself. Your music is among the most important of those influences. I will always be grateful to you. God has given the world a profound gift in you. My prayers are with you. Love ~ Robyn

 

 A fan since your no nuke concert in Portland,Maine. The words in your songs are so moving they still bring me to tears and move my soul. Prayer & God be with you...~Sharma

 

 Dan: My wife's grandfather and uncle both died of prostate cancer. So, she insisted that I get the PSA test and digital prostate exam annually. I was very saddened to learn of your condition and admire your efforts to inform others of the need to be examined annually.

 

I spent many hours of my formative years listening to your music.Your concert in Oklahoma City in the middle 90's was one of the best concerts I ever attended. My wife, Sherri, and I will continue to pray for your recovery and, hopefully, your eventual return to playing for the public.‚ You have been missed.Best wishes to you and your family, and may God Bless You! Love ~ Mike and Sherri Flanagan, Walters, Oklahoma

 

 Hello Dan, thank you for the chance to talk with you. I'm a registered nurse who's given chemotherapy and care to cancer patients for 18 years. Above that I hold Christ dear to my heart and I know with His help all of our journeys in this life are made so much easier. My prayers are with you in your battle. Also you've been an incredible inspiration as I've been playing acoustic guitar for 35 years, I remember hearing "Home Free" on my local FM station late one night all those years ago when it came out and I just had chills going through me with your wonderful voice and songwriting, I was just playing "Stars" before I got online and decided to look your site up. "To the Morning", "Nether Lands", " Illinois ", "Make Love Stay", "Since You Asked" then list goes on and on of so many favorite songs I have of yours. I play a McPherson guitar, Redwood/Indian Rosewood that just sings. I'm blessed to have it. Again may Christ sustain you through this time, much love to you and yours.~Scott Wigley

 

 Happy Birthday Dan..soon. Hope all is well. You're in my thoughts & prayers...~ Beth Lee Dearing ,an old friend from Peoria now in Elizabethtown Ky ......From the Opera House at expo Gardens

 

 Dearest Dan: I've followed your career since your first album--I was 10. Your music has been with me for thirty-four years--I'm 44 now. It's got me through unbelievable heights and depths--including the June 17th, 2006 suicide of my beloved, who suffered from Bipolar Disorder. I wish for you the miracles you've sent to millions of fans since you've been on your own journey. You are a brilliant, caring man and it shows in the spirits of your songs.

 

I'm doing my best to pass your legacy on to the younger generation, as an advisor and Ph. D. student at UNL. Your music will always live. I wish the best for you, and every male friend I have over 40 is getting a lecture about getting their prostate checked.Get well--the world still needs you--maybe more than ever, since Bush makes Reagan look harmless! :) ~ Jan Jarvis, Lincoln‚ 

 

 Dan - My thoughts and prayers go out to you! I am a 50 year old firefighter/ paramedic who is required to get a physical once a year along with the old prostate check. As much as I hate the procedure, I know, especially at my age that the process could very well stave off further problems down the road. I have listened to your music, starting with "Souvenirs" since my high school days in the early 70's in So. Cal- I spent many hours in my room just soaking in your great melodies. I serenaded my fiancee (now my wife of 25 years) with my best rendition of "Longer", and spent our honeymoon listening to "The Innocent Age". I own a D41 (sorry, not your model) and can see why you would appreciate the beauty of this fine Martin. Again, get well, and get back out on the road - I would love to see you live doing the old favorites and inspiring me with some new tunes. God bless you! ~ Michael Clonts, Cottonwood , AZ

 

 Dear Dan (& Jean), Happy B-Day."Everything the Power does, it does in a circle" ~Lakota proverb. Happy B-Day!!!! Here's to another year of life, love, and music. May you be doing what you love most. Thanks for your songs. Peace, ~ Judi C. from Rochester , NY

 Dan Fogelberg is my all-time favorite male vocalist.He has given so much to the music world, and his talent is sooooo underrated!!! My prayers, healing energy, and healing love go out to Dan, his wife and family in this time of trial.I know that all dis-ease can be overcome, and music is certainly a huge healing tool...I am also a music therapist, and I hope alternative healing is also being explored - there is so much we can do naturally. I am fortunate to have grown up in a time and place where Dan Fogelberg's music was forefront and mainstream.The world in general, as well as the music world, is a better place because of him, and I am happy to have this opportunity to voice my thanks to him. Love and Light ~ Corinn Somers

 

 Dan - I first heard your music in the Rocky Mountains back in high school.I have enjoyed the honest story telling, the beautiful guitars and harmonies you've created over the years.Thank you for all the wonderful gifts of music.Your songs let me know something good can come from that Illinois soil.Peace be with you ~ K.A. Columbia, MO

 

 Dan:Your music has filled mine and my husband's lives for so many years.We wish you the best and God Speed!!Your music will play on forever in ours and our children's homes. Have a great day! ~ Debra Archie

 

 We still pray for you every day, Dan. Your name has become a mantra. Be well. Our love ~ Susan

 

 Hi, my name is Aaron Waisler and I just want to tell Dan to get well soon. Best wishes to Dan.

 

 Dear Dan, When I first became sober in 1982, there was a few of us that played guitar. I was just beginning, but another friend was blessed with the pure gift of music. He exposed me to your music and for the first time in my 19 years I felt that someone else understood all of the unidentified stuff and feelings drowned by alcohol and insanity. For the first time I found something that "made sense" to me even though I could not express it. I pray that you and your wife are able to "make sense" of this painful and unpredictable time. I thank God for the gifts you have given us. Sincerely ~ MR - St. Louis, Mo.

 

 Dear Dan, thanks for the reminder about getting exams. It's a great message that all men need to hear. My wife, sister-in-law and I want you to know you are in our prayers for a full recovery. Do not be concerned about returning to the stage. We have your sounds and DVDs to share, so be with your loved ones as much as possible, and your friends and fans will understand. Be well and please keep us updated. Sincerely ~ Charles, Gayle and Robbi

 

 Dan and family, I still think about you often and wish for a recovery and long life.It is just beyond words what your music means to me.I saw you at the Capitol Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia in the early 90's and it was truly the highlight of all musical performances I have experienced!I will never forget it.I can't say enough to express my love of your music. Sincerely ~ Linda

 

 Dan, Today I found your website as I was looking for some of your song lyrics-every year in the fall we have a big party.Lots of friends come to play and sing and I was going to add some of your songs as my contribution-I play autoharp, the only thing I ever learned to accompany myself with.I've seen you in concert several times and each time was great! Living on a small farm in Tennessee not far from Nashville I used to hope to meet you when I was growing up and listening to your music. I still hope to! I'm a nurse and I often play "Twin Sons of Different Mothers" and "No Resemblance Whatsoever" as background music for my patients. I'll think of you as I sing at my party this year. It's a wonderful celebration of autumn.After going through some more than difficult times this year, our family needs it! That being said, you're in my thoughts and prayers.Thank you for fun, intelligent, sweeping, haunting, toe-tapping music! ~ Kathy Neer

 

 Dear Dan - it's good to know you are doing good. Hope at some point you will feel like going on the road again. My dad was a high school music teacher for thirty two years and also traveled with a swing type band in the 60's and 70's called the Jack Stalcup Orchestra all over the Midwest. He used to say he'd played every vfw and legion in the Midwest. I had your song played at his funeral. I did not know until tonight that your dad was in music although I had always thought it was likely. Stay well. A fan ~ Robert Stearsman

 

 Dear Dan, If there has ever been a Dan Fogelberg concert in the New York area since 1973, I have been there. Watching you go round and round at Westbury Music Fair was always a trip, whether you were acoustic or with the band.  Jones Beach in the rain was one of the best shows but all your other Jones Beach concerts were wonderful too. Thank you for always being there in your music to give me solace, insight, hope, perspective and joy.  My prayers are with you and I patiently await the day of your full recovery and return to the concert stage to celebrate that glorious event. With love, hope and healing energy I send you the best I can.  Thank you for being you, the Leader of your band. Sincerely ~ Aileen Gould

 

 Dear Dan, My husband is a prostate cancer survivor.  "Longer" was our wedding song in 1993.  Your music has been so important in our lives.  Our thoughts and best wishes are with you. ~ Joan Soper

 

 Dear Dan, your music feels fresh & deep even as our lives change. We hope you'll make music for us longer than, well, you know the rest ... your friend ~ Lisa Jordan

 

 Dan, you and your family will be in my constant thoughts and prayers. Thank you for the beauty of your music. ~ Nanette

 

 Dan Fogelberg's music has such a special spot in my heart. Maybe it was because I was in my early twenties when he made his hits. Maybe it was because his music had a lot of play on the radio. All I know is that when I hear the sweet melody from "Longer " it makes we love my husband more. Or when I hear " Same Old Lang Syne" I think about how almost the same situation happened to me. His insightful lyrics in "Run for the Roses" paint the picture of him observing those beautiful horses and all they go through to win. But my favorite is " Missing You". What a line....."If I had you beside me, then I might just sleep through the night". Dan, if your reading this, thanks for all the wonderful images and music you have made. I play your music on those lazy Sunday mornings, drink my coffee and reminisce....~ Patti Weber

 

 I continue to pray for your recovery and hope to see some good news soon. There are many of us out there that have been inspired by your gift of music and for that, thank-you. Get well friend ~ Cindy

 

 Hello Dan, It's very unlike me to e-mail a legend such as you. I am watching your music dvd . My wife and I saw you at Red Rocks just a few years ago -- you were great. Your music means much to many people and I will keep it in my heart to myself. Hard to share what you mean to the person's soul! It is up to the individual to decipher your thoughts and your experiences. So I can relate to your music and what it means in daily life. You have had an exceptional outlook on life. Your music keeps me on track no matter how bad things are. Such an artist ,my friend. Wish I could have met you. Be proud and be strong. Such an influence on people's lives. I have much to be thankful for. Thank you, sir, for all you have contributed! Please play again. May you walk with the good spirit ! Regards ~ Gary J Bell

 

 I last sent my thoughts, wishes and praises for you about a year and a half ago. It's been difficult trying to get current information on how you are doing, however , one thing is still consistent as a result of your influence in my life and life of my children. When I wrote last time I indicated that "Longer" was our wedding song in 1989. In 1993 when we saw you at the Valley Forge Music Fair, my wife was pregnant with our first. Today I still sing my youngest to sleep with "Leader of the Band". He is my second child and is 8. Get this. He sang to his 4 year old cousin, to sleep the other night with "Leader of the Band". Just proof your musical talents and lyrics are timeless and meaningful even to the youngest of hearts. I want this timelessness for you and your family. You should always be together and have the long life that your music endures. Thank You ~ Alan Tate-Marlton, NJ

 

 Dan,  Continued good wishes for your recovery from prostate cancer.  You are in our  thoughts and prayers and we wish you Godspeed.  Your music is a constant  source of entertainment and inspiration to all your fans. We listen to you all the time when we are traveling from Illinois to Tennessee where we are building our retirement home. Please take care and know you are thought often. ~ Pam Mulinix and Don Hills, Aurora,IL

 

 Just wanted to let you know that I'm keeping you and your family in my prayers. I often think of you when I think of my younger days, and the hard times I went through. "Part of the Plan" was always a song that I'd listen to over and over again. You are a very talented writer and I love your music. Please know that you touched many of us over the years...my kids listen to you and love you, too. I'm sorry that you have to go through this hard time. Like my Dad always used to say, "Let Go and Let God". He always told us that He has such a strong hold on us and he'll never let us down, even when we fall away from Him. Anyway, I just wanted to send a little message to let you know that I'm thinking about you and your family in these trying times. I feel like I sorta know what you're going through, because my Dad went through 3 years of struggling with Cancer before he died. It's so draining and hard on you and your family. Just remember if it starts to get really hard, to enjoy any and every moment you can. Make them special and as happy as you can. I'm one of your biggest fans. Love ~ Donna Revetta

 

 Dan,  I first discovered your music while I was at NAU in Flagstaff, AZ.  My roommate was walking through the lobby of a dorm and someone had "Home Free" playing on the record player.  She and I checked all the music stores in Flagstaff, trying to find it without much luck.  So, we both ordered it, anticipating the moment it would arrive.  It still is one of my favorite albums. From that point on I count myself as one of your greatest fans - your music speaks to me.  I first saw you in concert in Denver at Ebbetts Field during Christmas break in 1973/74, an intimate setting.  It was like you were playing in my living room. Since then, I have seen you many more times at Red Rocks, the Paramount Theater and McNichols, never to be disappointed. My thoughts and prayers are with you through this difficult time.  Thank you for your music.  Hope to see you in Colorado soon! ~ Debi Swoboda

 

 May the healing arms of all loving kindred spirits wrap you and Jean in a protective healing blanket. Please know that we are keeping you both in all thoughts and prayers daily. ~ Carole Rowlands

 

 Dan,  Happy Belated Birthday to you.  I hope this Birthday finds you in good spirits and spiritually good.  Our prayers and best wishes go out to you and Jean as well as your families.  Thank you for the inspiration and future inspirations to come! An old Blues friend of mine used to say this to all of his friends on their Birthdays, so I will share it with you.  Happy Birthday, Dan.  May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live.  Ever On! ~ Tim Versellie - Clinton Township, MI.

 

 Dear Daniel, Nine months before August 13, 1951- God gave you life - truly a gift. As time passes, more quickly with each passing year, our lives are filled with many wonderful and difficult experiences, each allowing us to grow physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Using our God given talents for His Glory, our lives are much like drops of water in this pond of life creating ripples with our thoughts, words, and deeds. God's forgiveness through Jesus Christ gives us life again. His forgiveness brings healing and growth to the inner parts of our soul. The ripples of God's unconditional, forgiving, divine love and truth flow through our souls, our bodies, our families, our friends, our communities and our world. "He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." Psalm 107:20

 

May God continue to bless you with His healing and allow His Word and creation to inspire you to continue the flow of His love and His truth to others wherever His journey for your life may take you. Go with God's Grace, Mercy, Peace, Truth and Love! Happy Birthday!

 

 Dear Dan, Quite simply, thank you for your lovely music. God truly blessed you. I pray He will help you heal and make yours,  Jean's, and your families' each & every day ahead - bearable.  We would like more of your music, so please take care and give the fight all you've got. Sincerely ~ Donna in Nacogdoches, TX.

 

 Dan - Every time I hear your song "Same Old Lang Syne" it instantly reminds me of a girl I almost married in the mid-1970's.  After hearing the song a couple years ago I went to your website.  I found your first FAQ that said the story in "Same Old Lang Syne" really happened at Christmas 1975 or 1976.  I was really surprised because a few days after Christmas 1975 was when my girlfriend and I told her parents of our plans to marry.  Then I read your website Discography and found that the song was released on your album "The Innocent Age" in the same month and year that I married my wife (a wonderful woman).  A double coincidence of my past and present life with "Same Old Lang Syne"! Shortly after announcing our plans to marry my girlfriend had a painful experience with my father and soon thereafter accepted an unexpected job offer out-of-state.  We slowly drifted apart.  The last time I saw her was the late 1970's and the last time we talked was the early 1980's when we called each other that we were getting married to other persons. I wrote her a couple letters over the last few years.  I waited and waited for a response.and finally gave up hope that I would ever receive one.  A few days after Christmas 2005 I picked up my mail and was absolutely shocked to find a nice Christmas card, letter, and family photo from my old girlfriend.exactly 30 years (within 1 day or so) after we announced our plans to marry! Thanks for your timeless "Same Old Lang Syne".  And my very best wishes to you and your family. ~ An Anonymous Midwest Fan

 

 Dear Dan, Your music and wisdom has given me hope, joy, inspiration, and touched my heart since I first heard you on the radio in concert when I was about 14 (1975) (in a concert with poco).  I fell in and out of love in my life with your music almost as a soundtrack understanding and supporting what I was going through in a way that I just couldn't believe. Christmas morning one year my sister and I raced out to the car to put our new cassette of Nether Lands in our cassette player (we didn't have one in the house)  We sat there for hours. I've driven many hours to hear you in concert and always felt so blessed that you chose to develope your talents and pour the love and wisdom of your life experience over those around you. Your music has blessed my life and the lives of my family as it poured from your soul over ours healing all that it touched...it continues to do so like ripples in a pond...and always will

 

I believe that you will be healed as you focus on love, life, living and being grateful for all that you have and are. The prayers of faith from your friends and family and yourself are making the difference.  Eat organic fruit and veggies (exclusively) and fill your life with love and a grateful heart. Replace fear with love and all will be well. You are adored and cherished by more than you could ever know. Feel loved and be well. Sending Joy, peace and health ~ Katheryn Bieber

 

 I first came across Dan Fogelberg's music in 1979 while I was dating a girl from Memphis Tenn (I'm from the UK).  I thought the harmonies and lyrics were wonderful and immediately bought all the albums.  Then Phoenix came out and "Longer" blew me away; I used to sing this to Little Miss Memphis. "The Innocent Age" arrived and "Same Old Lang Syne" quickly became my all-time favourite love song - I still listen to it and get cold shivers....

 

I was very sad to hear of your latest challenge and I wish you the strength to fight it and return to either recording and/or playing live again. Whatever happens, I would like to thank you for all the pleasure you have given me through your music since 1979 and I hope you come out at the other end of these troubles and continue to make people smile again and share your songs with us. ~ David Bernstein - UK

 

 Dearest Dan - I have been in love with you since 1979 ... never having met you, of course, but instead being introduced to your music by a college friend who, when visiting him in his dorm room for the first time, put on a pot of coffee and HOME FREE. "To The Morning" instantly captured my heart and soul. I immediately went to a record store to purchase every Dan Fogelberg album available and fell in love at first listen to every song on every album! During my college years I saw you in concert in Connecticut. Soon after moving to New York City in 1982, I saw you in concert at Radio City Music Hall. Over the years I attended your concerts at Jones Beach Theatre and I have most often attended your concerts at Westbury Music Fair. Once I even impulsively saw you in concert two nights in a row - at .Westbury one night, and the next night at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan! It was a delightful Dan Fogelberg double feature! And it was also most memorable because at the Beacon you played a song called "Fire and Ice" which you had not performed the night before, and I have never heard you perform it again since. Solo acoustic or with your multi-talented bands, your concerts have always been a highlight of my life and I still fall in love at every listen to every one of your songs! I often think about what one thing would I want to say to you if I ever had the chance, and this was it - I have been in love with you since 1979. I have never fallen out of love with you ... and I never will. Thank you so very much for enhancing my life with your music. I work near Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, and I remember reading somewhere that a concert at Carnegie Hall was one of your most memorable because it meant so much to you and your parents. When I first learned of your illness, I walked by Carnegie Hall and I touched the wall just to feel your spirit echo there. It does - and it always will ...  With Best Wishes to you and yours always   ~  June

 

 Dan, Whenever someone I know is struggling with life's difficulties, I usually give them a CD of yours with suggestions of songs to help their heart, soul or spirit.  I pray that the muse who gave you the melodies and especially the lyrics has comforted you and will give you hope in the days ahead.  I am 43 yrs old.  I want you to know that you were on the turn-table when I fell in love (more than a couple of times in my youth), you were in the cassette player when I buried my grandparents, you have sung my children to sleep on the CD player.  I think of you first when the big things happen in my life....you have always come through.  I miss you and I will continue to pray for blessings and healing in your illness. May God bless you.

 

 Here's a suggestion:  Let's take all the money our government is spending on war and allocate it towards cancer research, and war mongers can hold bake sales and walk-a-thons for defense spending.  Okay, so it's not an original idea, but it's worth pursuing.   And with the proper funding, perhaps we can eradicate this terrible disease.  Dan, I thank you for the gift of your music.  "The Lights of Healing" link is amazingly beautiful, but it is breaking my heart.  My best to you and yours.

 

 Hi Dan, First, let me wish you a belated Happy Birthday! My own is just over a week after yours and with my own "Birthday Wish", I wish for you a calming peaceful recovery from your illness. I pray that whatever dark days you might have experienced through this illness will only shine a brighter light on this, often forgotten and not highly publicized disease, prostate cancer. Here's to seeing you up and about and sailing our Maine harbors and islands soon! God Bless you and yours ~ Kristen Robins, Portland, Me.

 

 Dan, Just wanted to wish you a belated Happy Birthday.  As it was my son's 17th birthday on the same day, I made him listen to some of my favorite Fogelberg tunes (in exchange, I listened to Nine Inch Nails and Tool, what torture....)  I've always felt that sharing music with my children, no matter what it is, is a way to stay close with them, as they seem to share my love of the "tunes" as they call them. I can be at my lowest in any situation and listen to Nether Lands and still be in awe of the magnificent arrangements and melody (the words are pretty great too). Stay well, and peace be with you. You'll always be my favorite. ~ Becky McQueen

 

 I am watching Soundstage and Dan is playing his heart out.  I am a PA in family practice.  I exam men all the time and can't tell you how many times they tell me they haven't seen a doctor/PA or nurse practitioner in years.  I give them my speech about how they all change the oil in their cars regularly so why don't they go to the doctor regularly?  A DRE is the man's version of a pap smear. Iif we ladies can do it, so can the men.  All my best to you Dan, hang in there. Sincerely ~ Merry Beyeler, PA in Santa Fe

 

 Dearest Dan, I happened to be channel surfing and found your PBS  sound stage show -- I have always been deeply touched by you since I first  heard your music when I was 21. It let me know that I too could live a  heart full life -- others like you were doing it.  It was okay to surrender  to the heart.  It was a major crossroads for the path I was already on and  what was to come for me.  You were so brave to put your heart out there and  I told myself that I just had to do the same -- I am not alone.  An  inspiration that is beyond understanding -- a profound dimensional gift for  me.

 

I now find that you are living with  prostate cancer.  I am so sorry. I know you are surrounded with love as you move through all that is, and  rightly so! I join in with my surrendered heart as well and offer you deep gratitude love and blessings.  You are truly a gift to the world. Mucho love blessed one! ~ Christine, your devoted fan

 

 I happened on your web site after hearing some of your albums from the 1980's and 90's.  Your music has always been inspiring to me and to my spouse.  Your album containing "Same Old Lang Syne" from the early 1980's is forever associated with the time in my life when I met and began dating my future spouse.  What an exciting time for me. A highlight for us was seeing you in concert at Meriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD I believe in the mid 1980's. I was saddened to learn of your condition and we wish you the best for what can hopefully be a speedy recovery.  If you are able, I know many of your fans would like to hear from you. Best Wishes and Peace ~ Bill Neugroschel, Ellicott City, MD

 

 While unpacking some boxes today I came across some early DF music.  Man, what a wonderful trip down memory lane! Went to check out your status and learned of your illness.  I'm vibing you some healing thoughts.  peace to you and yours. ~ Melissa, Kansas

 

 Dan, My thoughts go out to you and yours, and I pray that you are on a speedy road, however difficult, to recovery and back to the beautiful music you create and perform.  We miss you!!  I listen to your music often.  This might make you smile: I'm an accordionist who, along with her music teacher (who specializes in classical music on the accordion), started a statewide organization of accordionists in Connecticut.  We have a 25 piece, all accordion orchestra.    Next month, we will be playing with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in an all Russian program!!  Doesn't sound a whole lot like the usual presentation of this instrument, does it?  In fact, we are on a mission to portray the versatility of our beautiful instrument. I'd love to know your opinion about us doing some of your music on the accordion. My music teacher and I have talked about it several times, since a lot of your songs have the beautiful, soulful quality that our instrument captures so well.  What do you think? Would it make you happy?  I'd like to think it would bring a smile to your face in difficult moments. In the meantime, I'm praying for you. Sincerely ~ Marilyn O'Neil

 

 Hi Dan - I would like to see you back on stage soon.  You are such a talented & great songwriter.  I've been to a handful of your shows and have enjoyed your acoustic (solo) shows the best.  You shine brightly when you are playing solo!!!  I wish you a full recovery and am confident you will beat this cancer. Please take care of yourself..........we (your fans) love you!!!! ~ joy

 

 Stay well, if not in body, in spirit.  If you need to leave this planet sooner rather than later, please know your music and words have left their marks with many who have been inspired and comforted by them.