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Performers/Songwriters pass on, and their music fades. We no longer hear it around us, and the memory of it starts to disappear. Dan Fogelberg has been gone now for over 13 years, and it's probably been 10 years since I last heard any of his tunes being played. Frankly, I had forgotten all about him and his music. Then, miraculously, something brought one of his songs back to my attention. "Longer" has such a simple and beautiful melody, and the poetry is nice. I chorded it, and added it to my personal tunebook. Then, I remembered "Leader of the Band," Fogelberg's tribute to his bandleader father. And now I have that one to.
It causes me to wonder, how many other beautiful and worthy tunes are out there that have slipped away from me? How many deserving songwriters have I inadvertently turned my back on? It is food for thought.
It causes me to wonder, how many other beautiful and worthy tunes are out there that have slipped away from me? How many deserving songwriters have I inadvertently turned my back on? It is food for thought.