Dear Dan, I have been a loving fan of yours nearly all my life!  I miss you and think of you often. Even though we've never actually met, I feel I know you through your music.  You have touched my heart and life immeasurably.  Your music gets me through everyday still.  God bless you!  "Let your faith be your strength and love be your guiding star."  Love ~ Cathy N. Derby CT

Dan, I will never forget listening to "Make Love Stay" while I was driving away from seeing my mother alive for the last time. She was too sick to communicate with me, and I knew it would be my last visit. Thanks for the great music. My favorite: "The Reach" ~ Don Fleming, Keller, Texas

Dear Dan, you and your music have made the world a better place. Best wishes to you and your family during this challenging time.  Warm regards ~ Cheryl

Dear Dan: I pray you are doing well. I also pray that you will tour again. We need your music!! God Bless ~ Bob Phillips

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I have been a huge fan of your music ever since I can remember.  You are a truly gifted musician.  Your songs have uplifted and touched me and brought so much joy and healing into my life.  I have also shared your songs with many others including my husband and children.  I named my son Daniel and he plays guitar and bass.  I encourage him listen to your music for inspiration. "Leader of the Band" is our favorite.  Thank you so very much for sharing your precious gift of music and your personal life in songs for the entire world to be blessed by.  Many blessings and well wishes to you for your health and family. Sincerely ~ Rhonda Strosnider,  Gans, PA.

Dear Dan: Your music has touched my soul for more than 20 years. It has provided inspiration and joy. I hope my thoughts as well as your many other  fans will help in your healing and elimination of the disease. You have  the power; you are strong. Believe !  All the  Best ~ Rick

Hello Dan, I have been a fan since 1974...a very long time.  My daughter, Erin, is also a fan.  She was at my home in Denver this weekend with her little boy Max and told me that Max loves the song "To The Morning".  How lucky we are to have your music with us forever. ~ Lauren

I can't remember ever not having your music in my life. I'm 48 and it all started when I heard Nether Lands, which is still 1 of my top 10 favorite songs by anyone ever!  A friend had given me 3 cd's of your music about 6 years ago and I've been playing them in my car all week, which made me think of googling you to see what you might be up to.  Your site is amazing and when I got to the news page and read about your diagnosis, I knew I had to write. You sound like you are strong and hanging in there, fighting it and that's the best thing you can do.  I will keep you in my prayers and check this site often for updates.  And of course, I will always listen to your beautiful music.  God bless!  ~ Nancy in MA

From a Central Illinois girl and her man (who also had Irving Azoff as an agent and who still makes his living with music)--pure healing waves of Love encircle you, caress you, buoy you up and heal every lymph node, tissue, and cell in your body.  Much Love ~ Pat and Kevin Stearns

Dan, Since first hearing "Stars" and "To The Morning" on the radio in Mobile, Ala., back in 1973 I have been a devoted fan ever since. Your voice, musicianship and poignant lyrics were so unique but accessible to the masses. Your willingness to test your own boundaries - rock, pop, country, bluegrass, jazz. I brought Home Free home from school and my friends in St. Louis were knocked out. Many a night was spent with a few over-served college students jamming on "Long Way Home" and "The River." Untuned guitars, screeching untrained voices . but so much fun. (Now 34 years later, I still play "Stars" nearly every time I sit down with the guitar.)  Soon afterward, St. Louis stations had picked up on your debut album. My little insider tip on a great new artist was . well, not much of a tip. By Album 2, you were on your way. Caught you in concert in St. Louis (with Batdorf and Rodney, I believe) about that time. By the time Nether Lands came out, wow, the kid from Illinois was an international star. But I take credit for appreciating your work before most of the rest of the world. Thanks for all of the great music you brought to my ears, eyes and heart.

My favorites: "Dancing Shoes" - One of the greatest love songs ever written; "Tucson, Arizona" - A story-teller's tribute to the great Harry Chapin; "Old Tennessee" - Love the way you integrate your Midwestern experiences in your songs; "Song From Half Mountain" - A beautiful song that unfortunately gets overlooked in your vast library of work; "Scarecrow's Dream" - Harmonies from heaven; "Sketches" - Pop music where the lyrics would stand up as stunning poetry alone.  

Wow, just thinking about how to cut to a reasonable list of favorites is something. You are prolific. Thank you for all of the great times I've enjoyed listening and reflecting on your voice and words. Belated happy birthday. God bless you on your recuperation. Hope all is getting better. ~ Bill Burton, St. Louis, MO

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I feel that after almost 20+ years as a fan, I'll take a chance and call you Dan.  I wish a complete remission for you as I feel you are one of the great all time poets!!!  Many of your songs speak directly to my heart, none more haunting than "Hearts In Decline."  It transcends time. In fact the entire Exiles album/CD (am I showing my age?) brings back memories of my one true love.  It is my contention that you are a lyrical genius, the finest composer of contemporary love/heartbreak songs that has ever been.  I have relied on your songs for solace, or suffering...whichever I felt I needed at that juncture in my life.  I wish you Godspeed, and pray he heals you, as your music has helped ease me in the past. Thank you for sharing your gift. ~ Joe Trompeter...a fan FOREVER!!!

Mr. Fogelberg, my thoughts are with you and your family.  I have been a fan for at least 10 years. Your music has filled my heart and home with great memories from the past. God Speed ~ Michelle, Vienna, VA

"Rhythm of the Rain" is my favorite song ever. May God rain his blessings upon you and heal you! Sincerely ~ Peg

My prayers are with you. I am 56 years old and never has anyone's music spoken to me the way yours has. So much of it  tells my life's stories. I  miss you Dan. God  Bless ~ Gil 

Dearest Dan, Sending our wishes for a belated "Happy Birthday"!  You have been in our thoughts and prayers for the past three years, since learning of your struggle. We hope this finds you & Jean well and our prayer is that God will grant you complete healing.  You have blessed so many of us with your special gifts and now it is our turn to bless you with our love & prayers.  May all of the well wishes sent to you by your thousands of "family members" touch you and Jean and bring you peace and strength! In friendship & love ~ John & Lisa Andursky, Connellsville PA

Dear Dan,   I was sitting at my computer listening to your music and for some reason had a strong urge to Google your name and find out some news about you.  I got tears in my eyes when I read about your prostate cancer. I had no idea.  I too have been touched greatly by your music over the years - in ways that I am still finding out today.  I will send out a prayer for you now and ask God to heal you.  You are in our hearts and we love you. Best Wishes ~ Dianna Ippolito

Happy Birthday Dan.  I think of you often and pray for you always.  Wishing you good health and happiness.

Dan, You are such a big part of my life.  I felt very down today.. nothing like your struggle; just stupid relationship struggles..and I went out and bought the CD "Home Free" because even though I have the album, I wanted a more permanent version.  I needed to hear "To the Morning".  It took me through some difficult times of my youth ( we're the same age). It brought me back to that old feeling and the sense that life does go on.  Thank you for your music and your life.  I would be a lesser person if you had not touched me back in the '70's.  I wish you days of peace and pain free existence.  I wish you and your family time to share.  I hope only good things for you.  Thanks for being. ~ Bridget
Murdoch

My family and I wish you the best birthday ever and the best health news ever this coming year.  I know and just know you can and will beat this thing back to where it needs to be - GONE and if anyone can do this you can.  Love and Birthday wishes from a fan of over 35 years. ~ Victoria N

As I was listening (and, singing) to "Leader of the Band' today, I thought about when my husband and I saw you in concert at Humphrey's by the Bay in San Diego, CA. "Leader" happens to be my favorite song and I waited through most of the show anxious to actually hear you sing it.  You hardly got it started and the place went wild.  It was, like, okay now, quiet (!) I want to hear this.  I pray that the years since your diagnosis have been good to you. You certainly are missed and prayed for.  Hearing you at that concert is something I will never forget.  I am disappointed to hear that you are not recording anymore, but hope that you know that I am another life that you touched.  Thank you, Dan, for warming my heart with your music. ~ Joanne Williams

Dan, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! Best wishes to you and your wife. Peace ~ Jennifer, St. Paul, MN

Dear Daniel, With another year passing, we all seem to look back on answered, as well as, unanswered questions and prayers.  However, let us remember that life is a journey and time is not lost even if only one small step is taken on our journey of faith, becoming the people God created us to be, sharing His love and His truth, much as a smooth stone skips along the water's surface, leaving its ripples along the way.  As I was kayaking last month, trying to understand and forgive so many pass hurts from growing up without a dad's love and guidance; I turned a corner and unexpectedly discovered a wooden cross standing upon a cliff of rocks.  That moment said it all and began the healing of a hurting soul.  I finally experienced the true unconditional love of my Heavenly Father who had and continues to comfort and guide me along my faith journey.  Twenty years ago, my dad suddenly passed away leaving much left unsaid between us.  Thankfully, many of your songs, as well as, God's Word continue to echo the unconditional love that God has for His children and His creation, giving a healing and forgiving soul a second chance to experience an abundant life. Thank you for sharing your life and may God continue to bless you, a child of God, with an abundant life filled with His mercy, grace, love, truth, peace, comfort, joy, and hope. Happy Birthday! Love ~ Debbie

Hi Dan. Keep strong now and keep positive.I hope you are getting better. I love your music, lyrics, melody and your voice. God Bless you.

Dear Dan., for so many years I believed what happened to me through your music was a unique phenomenon.  It was so intense and DEEPLY life changing in ways that I could never describe in words. It went on for years. I could not imagine the same depth occurring for others. Yet since the disclosure of your cancer, and seeing all these posts for you, I have grown to understand that I am only one of thousands whom God chose to teach and heal and bless with the fruits of your own heart and soul 'work'.  I have never put you on a pedestal. I imagine you, like all of us, are part saint and part asshole.......that you have put one foot in front of the other, chopping wood & carrying water through a very blessed, yet difficult life journey.  I am forever grateful to God for the gifts that your music has bestowed on my life, and to you for your willingness to 'get out of the way' and allow 'God's work' to be done 'through' you.  I doubt any of us can fathom the depth of the ripple effect your music has had on the universe.  I KNOW it is far-reaching.  Thank you Dan.  Thank you. ~ dnta in USA

Dear Dan, Happy belated birthday! I wasn't posting here, but you were and are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope your day was great and that your year will be great!  Much love and peace ~ Laura B.

Dan, my continued thoughts and prayers for you and Jean and your recovery.   I pray you are able to enjoy the special moments that life can present you.  Belated Happy Birthday! ~ Sam in Georgia

Dan - I googled you today because I wanted to see if there was news about your condition.  I found this site and have been reading some of the comments from the last couple of weeks.  I should not be surprised on your popularity and the impact you  have had on so many people.  I started listening to you 30 some odd years and you had a great impact on me then.  I then saw you in concert in 1994 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  My wife bought me tickets to your concert.  I've seen 100's of concerts in my life and I have never been moved as much as that night.  It was the greatest musical performance I've even seen.  When I heard of your cancer a few years ago I made a doctor's appointment and have been getting checked
annually.  I also went so far as to have a colonoscopy this year.  I want you to know that you have made an impact on our lives besides experiencing your music.  I know it is important to my family and those that I love that I live a long and healthy life and you help me understand how important it is to get regular checkups. My thoughts are with you and I truly hope you are happy in your life. ~ Sandy Henry,  Coral Springs, FL

Happy Birthday. I've been a fan for as many years as you've been making music.  I very much hope the cancer is under control.  There hasn't been any news posted on the website, but we can all hope.  --Lisa Winn

Dan, wishing you a very Happy  56th Birthday!  I think of you often and I am sending out some good wishes and prayers to you and Jean.  As always, my thoughts and prayers are with you two.  May God bless and heal you Dan. ~ Terry in Thornton Colorado

Happy belated Birthday Dan! I hope you are healed completely and life is  joyous for you! Love ya ~ kay  Phoenix, Az

Hi Dan, I could never let August 13 go by without wishing you a very happy birthday. I hope that your cancer is in remission or perhaps even gone and that you are simply enjoying your retirement. I think of you often. I remember the
impact you had on my teens and how I could never have gotten through those years without you and your music. I see that same tune played over again with my 16-year-old daughter. Her music gets her through. Thank you and happy birthday. With love ~ Terri in Tampa

Happy Birthday Dan.  I'm a two year survivor of lymphoma and am proud to see you continue to fight a good fight with me.  I'm still a big fan and you are in our prayers.  Again, a rich and happy birthday blessing to you ~ Mike Warren

Happy Birthday, Dan. Jesus loves you! In Christ ~ Annie, St. Louis, MO

Happy Birthday Dan! I so wish you the best and the most fulfilling of birthdays. We all love you and miss you and your music energy so much! ~ Jill, fellow artist in MA and fan since 1972

Prayers of healing and support for you on his birthday and always Dan. Gratitude and blessings for Jean that you are loving Dan through this. Your music is a gift from God to us all Dan. In deepest gratitude ~ Dorothy

Wishing you the happiest of birthdays. I've more than my share of posts on this thing since the word came out that you were sick, but like everyone else, not a day goes by that I'm not rooting and praying for you. ~ Tim Ogard, Seattle

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Dan! As always, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your lovely wife, Jean --prayers for healing, peace and sweet, amazing grace. Thank you so much for 30-some years of music which continues to bring such beauty and joy to my life. Listening to Nether Lands now, which is making me a little home-sick for Colorado. Sweet memories of home, which your gift of song will always have a part. God bless and hold you and Jean ever near.  ~ Deborah from NM

Happy Birthday!  My mind goes back to being 15 years old, with  all my girlfriends and I eagerly opening up the Captured Angel album.  We  declared immediately after listening to you that you were a genius!  To  this day I have never read lyrics that take my breath away like yours.  My  girlfriends and I are now 47 and still talk about your music.  You were my  generation's "ole blue eyes".   I send you my heartfelt prayers.  ~ Fran from Spring, Texas

Can't adequately put into my own words what your words have meant in my life.  Your music has recently been renewed in my life by a new love who also values your work.  Thank you seems so inadequate.  Thinking only positive thoughts for you.  Much love to you on your journey and those you hold dear ~ Juanita, Indiana.

Dear Dan, I wanted to wish you a happy birthday.  Please know that you and Jean are still in my thoughts and prayers and I wish you both joy and peace.  I hope this message finds you celebrating life and your love for one another.  I'm sure the warmth it carries is multiplied by all those who care for you.  I pray that you can feel that.  Thank you so much for the blessings your music has brought.  Take care of one another.  With love ~ Terri Morse, Morgantown, PA

Wishing you another Happy Birthday, Dan.  I  pray for your continued good health.  Your presence in the music world  is greatly missed.  You are  the best. ~ Sandy Nichols,  West  Virginia

Dan, What I have to say seems totally insignificant when I read the words of so many fellow-admirers and I would not presume to know how all these messages impact upon you. I simply wish that you regain good health and lead a long and rewarding life. You owe me nothing, having given me more than I ever dreamed of before stumbling upon your music some 35 years ago. The subsequent musical journey has led me down many different paths - directions I never would have considered had you not taken me there. It's more than just the music though, because there have been many good musicians over the years. Through reading and listening to what you've had to say, your ability to articulate on a variety of issues is evident, as well as conveying a deep sensitivity towards the spiritual side of life. It's comforting to be a fan of someone who displays such qualities, rather than the air-heads so prevalent in the music industry. At times I felt frustrated that your talent was not more widely recognized, but nowadays I rationalize this by accepting that there are a lot of stupid people out there. Best wishes for today, tomorrow and always..~ David Little, Adelaide, Australia

Dear Dan- Happy Birthday, and know that you are in our thoughts, prayers and good energy sent to you every day. I saw you many years ago; you said the arena felt like the world's largest living room. I felt so lucky to be hearing your precious gift of music, and I hope I am returning you the favor by sending you my fondest wishes for health and happiness. ~ Amy Tuttle, Long Island NY

Dear Dan, The day is almost over here in Peoria County.  The sun cast a beautiful rosy hue as it set over the cornfields.  I hope that your birthday was filled with good times and memory making moments with your lovely wife, Jean.  May you feel the spirit of your fans envelope you, as we continue to pray for your good health.  Warm Regards ~ Dianne, Peoria County

Happy Birthday Dan! You and your family remain in my prayers. I am sending you positive energy, love and a heartfelt thank you for all the beautiful music! A fan always ~ Julie Hopkins, Little Rock, AR

Dear Dan, Like many others,  I have especially been thinking of you this special day.  I first learned of your struggle with cancer about a month ago.  I remember many years ago talking with co-workers and wondering out-loud,"Who sings that "Same Old Lang Syne" song?".  I hardly had ever spoken your name in my life,  and yet that night in the shower it suddenly came to me.  I bought "The Innocent Age" by the end of that week.   Every time I listen to the thoughts on it I am overwhelmed by your lyrical gifts.   I've since collected many more of your albums, and even saw you once in Columbus, Ohio (around 1999 I think). I'm praying for you,  and hope for many magical moments to come! ~ Chuck C. - Chillicothe Ohio

Dan Fogelberg: Happy Birthday and God's Richest Blessings to you and Jean. We wish you and Jean much peace that passes all understanding. Thank you. ~ Trent & Beverly Keller

Happy Birthday, Dan.  I wish for you the gift of healing & hope you spent today doing whatever makes you happy.  Continued love & prayers.. ~ Charlene, OK.

Dear Dan and Jean, I wanted to convey my thoughts and prayers to you and your family.  We each travel this life, a journey of wonder, of trials, miracles and possibilities.  Each day a blessing, filled with joy and love. Your extraordinary music has been a remarkable testimony of the essence of life and love.  It brings a sense of peace and earthiness as well as poignant truth. What ever the future holds for you and your family; know that we are out there, keeping good thoughts and prayers heading your way. You have touched our lives more than you can know, and so I’m sending all my hopes and prayers to you and your family. Take care ~ Stephanie

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN... I just couldn't let this day pass without sending out some good wishes to you and reminding you that you remain in my heart & in my prayers.  I miss hearing what is happening, but will always respect your privacy, and solitude.  As a fan of over 33 years, know that you will always remain an influential spirit in my life!  Blessings for wellness & peace... ~ Carma - Pinole CA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN! I remember your birthday the same as my family members -- with well wishes and good health to you. Still hope that no news is good news as far as seeing no current updates from your site. All the best to you ~ The Pylant Family, Newnan, Georgia.

Happy Birthday Dan! Every day and every year is a precious gift. You are a gift to me.  Your art has touched my life in such a way that I have grown to love you very much.  My wonderful husband knows there is a place in my heart for only you.  I wish you all the good health and happiness life can bring.  I am comforted knowing your lovely wife Jean is by your side. Let it Shine Dan! ~ Karen Ward

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAN!!!  I haven't heard any updates on your health lately but please know that my thoughts and prayers, and those of my  family, are with you and Jean.  At the urging of my lovely wife, I recently had a prostate exam and, thankfully, all is well; I have also  scheduled a colonoscopy (it hurts just to write that!) to further  ensure my health.  So, not only have you affected our lives through your  timeless music, you have also given a higher profile to a horrible illness  that affects millions.  Thanks Dan and, again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ~ Randy & Lynnea  Wall 

Happy Birthday Dan Fogelberg. Love surrounds you on this day and always.  ~ Beverly

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!!!  Wishing you all the best on your special day and continued health and happiness in the coming year!  Love ~ Pam in Baton Rouge, LA

Mr. Fogelberg, I am two years younger than you and have been a fan since the beginning. Your music has always been an inspiration to me and got me through the 70's alive and well. My family and I send our blessings and pray for your full recovery soon. I am having a bit of prostate trouble now, but I do get checked yearly and even though I may have to have a biopsy in a few weeks, My Urologist seems optimistic. Happy Birthday to you and May God bless you and your family. With Highest regards ~ Kenny Burleson, Burleson, Texas

Yo, Bro! Happy Birthday and many more to come. I'll play Happy Birthday tonight on my Martin D-41 DF just for you. Best of wishes. ~ Rich, Pittsburgh, PA

Our local radio station here in Greenville, SC talked about you today and gave out your site.  Thank you for the beautiful music that you have blessed us with over the years.  It is truly a gift from God.  My husband and I will be praying for you for whatever He has for you.  It is in times of trial that we can find the greatest victory when we turn to Jesus.  Apart from Him,  nothing else matters.  May you be blessed with peace and strength from a loving Father. Thank you, again for your sweet songs.  Sincerely ~ John and Janet Rabon 

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Dan, Happy Birthday to yooouuu!! Greetings from Mobile, Alabama.  I hope you've had a great birthday and wish you many, many more. Love you and miss you. ~ Shirley

Dan - I wish for you a peaceful birthday . I keep you in my prayers. A Kindred Spirit ~ Susan

Happy Birthday Dan....and still...thank you for all you've done 'til now. Thanks for all you'll do. And most of all...thanks for your strength now. Like everything wonderful that comes from you,it's mine too. Greetings~ Marco from Rome,Italy

Happy Birthday Dan, I was first introduced to your music when I was 14- way back in 1975- by Sue who told me I needed to get your 'Souvenirs' album! I love that album to this day. I could go on and on, but I won't. Thank you for your gifts that you have shared with the world. Your music has helped me through a lot of tough times and I, like all of your fans I suppose, just wish that there was some way that we could help you through your tough times.  If a bell rings every time an angel gets his wings, I wonder what you hear when someone plays your music? At least I hope you feel the love. Peace ~
SuchaLisa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!!!  I could not believe it when I finally went on your website for the first time only one month ago, and discovered your birthday was August 13th!!!   Enthralled and yet holding back the tears from the initial news of your illness, I read on through your entire biography.  You see... I have been a life long fan.  I was first introduced to all your
albums when I was in high school.  My older brother, also a huge fan of yours, left his stereo and all your/his albums at home for a year while he traveled.  It was then that I became hooked and your music was woven into my life.  I followed you through college (Iowa State Univ.) camping out for tickets to your Halloween concert.  All your music is on my ipod which I listen to over and over as I run on the river and work out at the gym.  If ever I was asked, you were and are my all time favorite musician.  Thank You for all your inspiration and insight into life!  My thoughts are with you Dan and Jean.

Happy Birthday, Dan. I'm sitting here watching "Greetings from the West DVD"and thinking of all the wonderful memories of seeing you in concert these last 30 years or so. Like so many others we do feel a sense of kinship with you. Your music has touched us in ways, only those who have listened know. You and Jackson, will always be two artists like no others. Thank you for sharing. ~Rudy, Peru In.

Happy 56th Birthday, Dan. I hope this brief note finds you and Jean doing well. As always you continue to be in my prayers every day. Take care and God be with you in your RECOVERY! I will never let the light of your incomparable musical genius grow dim! ~ Greg Tuttle, M. D.  Chapel Hill/Durham, N.C.

Dan,Happy Birthday. Hope this is a special day for you and yours. Hope your health is improving each day. I miss seeing you each year at Humphrey`s (San Diego). I am still listening. Your music will always be a special part of my life. My thoughts and prayer are with you. ~ Sheila from Fallbrook,Ca.

Happy Birthday Dan from another 8/13 birthday person. Also continued thoughts for a speedy and great recovery!! ~ Terry Alexander

Happy Birthday, Dan! Keeping you in my prayers as always.  Wishing you strength, happiness, love and laughter on your special day. ~ Judy Ralph

Dan - A fan, every fan, wishes you would give us some more of your music. You wouldn't want to hear differently. But how glorious your career has been that you have given us so much already. Whether illness or other personal or artistic considerations have moved you to retire that voice and the beauty of your compositions, we are blessed that your career was not short. It was resplendent....and for that I join the many in wishing you many more years of health and contentment. ~ Barry Nisman, Plainview New York

Happy birthday,  with wishes for many more from Texas

May you and your work take your rightful place in that pantheon of artists whose words and music have profoundly touched the hearts and lit up the conscience of your listeners.  More than a handful of "us-out-here" want the music, not to free us from thinking for ourselves, but to vibrate and resonate within us is such a way as to let us know that we connect, through the music, to a community that longs for change, for compassion, for farsightedness in our care for each other and for the world we inhabit. And to do it with an almost-unheard-of kind of musical virtuosity - my wife can pretty much complete my sentences when I contend to our friends that no one covers the spectrum like you, excelling at such a variety of musical forms and instrumentation, all in service of music which, over the span of your career, has always packed in so much more than its share of humanity and meaning. I'd hate to think that I'm understating, by starting a list, the importance in my life of your entire body of work, but let me thank you in particular for "Faces of America", "Icarus Ascending", "The Reach", "The Last Nail", the last 13 minutes of "Nether Lands", "Same Old Lang Syne", "Stolen Moments", "Gone Too Far", and, of course, "Part Of The Plan", which instantly made me a DF-fan for life when it hit the radio. I've looked in on this collection of best wishes for you and your family for a couple of years now and I thought I'd add my thoughts before another August 13 passed by. Thanks again for the incredible gift of your music through the years. ~ Danny Campbell, San Diego

Hello Dan, Birthday greetings from Vancouver, B.C..  The overwhelming beauty of this area starts the Nether Lands album playing in my mind. You have given your fans so much over the years.  Thanks for the pursuing your dreams. It has
meant so much to all of us. ~ David, Columbus, OH

Happy Birthday Dan. With love and many blessings of healing! ~ Elizabeth

Dan, Happy Birthday!!  I hope all is well, we're all missing you. Your Fan ~  Connie From LaFayette, New York

Happy Birthday ~ Becky

Happy Birthday Dan Fogelberg...just listening to WFUV in NYC .  They are honoring your birthday with a lunch jam of your music. We love you and send healing thoughts your way.

Dan- Happy Birthday and wishing you many more!  Sure do miss your music. The music these days just does not seem to satisfy my soul like yours does. Bye ~ Karen Denver CO

For Dan and Jean, Here is heartfelt gratitude for your birth.  What a pleasure to be here on Mother Earth at the same time you are here.  May you both enjoy the life, light and love that surrounds you and celebrates you.  Most especially, Dan, for your music that reminded me who I really am at the time such a memory was needed most, here is my deep gratitude.  Your melodies and lyrics had the creative power to lead me and many, many others back to the sure sense of who we really are.  How marvelous that following your muse could transform so many lives.  May you, Dan and Jean, enjoy your days, bask in good health, and have all you need to reach the highest possible good in each of your lives and in your life as life partners.  Happy birthday, Dan.  Ever on ~ Deann, Yellow Springs, Ohio

Celebrate Life! We celebrate the creator's many beautiful creations. . .  and music and art are endowed with that breath of life.  So, as I reflect on life, I am grateful for the miracle of music, and your music being included . . . speaks to the soul and announces that life is worth celebrating.  Today, happy birthday to Dan, Cecilia, and Carolyn. I celebrate the birthday today of Cecilia and Carolyn, both miracles in my heart.  Love Always. . .  that is a verb "LOVE ALWAYS" - recognize that love is eternal.  Thanks for sharing your talent with other people.  You didn't have to, but chose to, and I know the fans have seen that life is worth celebrating by hearing the creativity in your work.  Again, celebrate life, and have a happy birthday.  With Love Always, Friends you don't know ~ Cecilia and Carolyn

Dear Dan, birthdays now are blessings, aren't they?  Have a wonderful day and year... ~ Bonnie P. Santa Rosa, CA

Darling Dan, We wish you the Happiest of Birthdays, and we pray for your health and happiness for you and Jean in the years to come.  Your music has made such an impact on my life, and I'm proud to say my identical twin daughters, who are 12 going on 18, are enjoying it also - every single CD!!  Again, we love you and Happy Birthday!!!  Love and Hugs ~ Jennie, Heather and Julie Mason, Petersburg, NJ  XOX

Dan: Wishing you health and happiness on the anniversary of your birth and always. "Rise above the storm and you will find the sunshine."

Happy birthday. I miss you being in concert. I hope everything is going ok for you. Your music will always mean a lot to me. My best friend turned me on to your music when I was 15 years old. Hang in there, Dan. Love one of your best fans! ~ Charmaine Makatura

Dan & Jean- HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN!  I've been a fan from the very start!  Your music played a large part in convincing me to study music in college - shaping much of my life.  Coming from a fellow musician, "Same Old Lang Syne" easily ranks in my top five all-time favorites songs - and that's saying lot!!!!  It's a truly magical song.

Our family chose  "A Love Like This" as the song for my parents 50th Anniversary.  .  Being a marathon runner, "Don't Lose Heart" has played through my head many times - and just when I've needed it most. And I could go on and on about the influence of your music in my life. You are thought of very often - thank you for your music - and get better soon Dan! Love to both and Jean. ~ T.J. Pezl, Wausau, Wisconsin

Happy Birthday, Dan. I listen to you each early morning on my ipod as I walk through my sleepy New England town. Today, I decided to check the website and found it was your birthday. I am a cancer survivor. I was lucky. I mean that sincerely. I had gone 16 years without a mammogram and then I found a doctor who talked some sense into me and I went. Bam. But it was a small teeny tiny thing and I am grateful everyday for my health. I pray for you. Your music has helped me survive life's everyday challenges and so many years later "Nether Lands" and "Souvenirs" remain my most played album, tape, CDs! I always come back to you. God speed and much love from an adoring fan. ~ Beverly Matthews,
Rocky Hill, CT

Happy Birthday again, Dan!  I just had to tell you that your Christmas album is bringing tears to my eyes.  Yes, I am playing a Christmas album in August because I hit "play all" on my computer, and that includes all Dan Fogelberg songs - 7 hours and 41 minutes!  That gives me a great work day.  Thank you for each note and word.  Love ~ Kathy

Dear Dan, It’s been quite difficult imagining what the situation is with you.  There’s been no recent update on your website concerning your state of health.  Must believe that you are improving and, all being well, you’d bounce back soon.  Happy birthday today.  Wishing you fond memories of this event. ~ O Kuti –Lagos, Nigeria

Happy Birthday, Dan!  You have been in my prayers since you first announced your diagnosis. Today is my birthday, too, and I have always felt a connection with you and your beautiful music going back to my college days in the 70s. I pray that things are going well with you and you are beating the cancer. God bless you always. ~ Suzanne in Va.

Dearest Dan - Wishing you a very happy, healthy & hopeful birthday. As has now become tradition, a donation has been made in honor of your birthday to the Prostate Cancer Foundation ... in hope that wishes come true . Always with love ~ June / Norwalk, CT

Dan, happy birthday to the friend I've never met. I celebrate the day that brought you into this world and our lives. I think of you and Jean often. May it be a peaceful and loving day. ~ Marcine

Happy Birthday Dan, I was at Bradley in Peoria between 1967-1971 and can still recall the smell of the Pabst/Hiram breweries. Do you think the fumes brought out the creative side of you? When you were at U of I did you enjoy any of the craziness with your actor friends at Chances R? Anyway started to become a follower of your music with "Part of the Plan". I had been fortunate to live/work overseas for many years/in many places and I'm sure my drivers got sick of me playing your cassettes/CD's. Your songs often helped me put the BS of work in the right perspective. I really hope you are doing better and that you still have the desire to compose. To take some liberties with your great song, this 58 year old hopes that you await your recovery with simple discoveries. With much respect ~ Rick

Dan, I wish you the most beautiful, happy and healthy birthday today.  I am always sending you my prayers - always. Thank you for enriching my life with your music, your voice, and your lyrics.  I will forever hold you in my heart.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY! All of my love to you ~ Debbie from Chicago.

Happy birthday, Dan.  Hope you are doing well.  ~ Mary in Illinois

Happy Birthday Dan! Enjoy your special day. I'll be playing all of my favorites today in your honor. With love ~ Diane, New Jersey

Thinking and praying for you today on your birthday.  Hope you are doing well.  Take care. ~ Frances from Kentucky

Happy Birthday Dan! Wishing you a wonderful day! Hugs ~ Cathy in NJ~

Happy Birthday Dan! I pray all is well. Peace ~ Tim

Happy Birthday and thank you for sharing your heart. I love you. ~ Colette

Happy Birthday, Dan!  Wishing you the best today.  Hoping your birthday is a good day for you. Hoping that you still think of yourself as a soldier, holding your own against impossible odds and beating your cancer.  Know that we all love you
and wish you and yours the best! ~ Carol Z.- Michigan

Dan, I hope you have a happy birthday today and am wishing for you good health and happiness. Thank you for your music. Sincerely ~ Shari

Dan - another year, another message - Happy Birthday!!  I could never let an August 13th go by without thinking of you.  My daughter was supposed to be born on this day 5 years ago, but she came 10 days earlier.  I hope you've had a happy and healthy year and hope and pray that you have many more. Know that you are in many of our hearts and on many of our minds.  Peace to you. ~ Linette in St. Louis

Dear Dan and Jean, Happy, Happy Birthday Dan!! Not a day goes by that you and your  magical music is not in our hearts and minds. We will be forever  grateful for the precious gifts that your music brought to our lives. We miss  your "public" presence so much, and hope that you can find some way to  connect with your fans once in a while. Our prayers and loving thoughts are with  you both. Love ~ Donna and David Lester, Great Neck, NY

Thank you, Dan, for the music and the lyrics that have been such an important part of my life.  I hope you have a very happy and healthy birthday!   Love~Patti

Dearest Dan, wishing you a happy birthday, and many more to come!  With loving thoughts ~ Pam, Ray and Holly xxx

Dear Dan, just wanted to send Happy Birthday wishes to you - I'm praying the coming year finds you happier and healthier than ever. Your music has been a part of my life since "Home Free" and is always playing when I'm in the
car - nothing else is allowed these days. I have twins that have grown up listening to your music, one of them I catch humming along when in the car with me, the other loves "Ghosts" and "Half Moon Bay" - I even had to write out the music to the latter one (trying my best by ear to write the notes out) so she could play it on the piano (I did my best but it's not the same) - she also demands that "Home Free" plays every night in her room as she's falling asleep  - another generation that your music has touched and inspired!  I frequently check your website for the news that all of this is behind you now, but with nothing yet I am sufficing it to say that you and your family are wanting your privacy and I am praying that "no news is good news". You will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers daily. God's Blessings to you and your family as He brings you through this chapter in your life. Until we see you on stage again (remember, the Eagles did 2
farewell tours - you have to do at least 1) Take Care ~   Love, Nancy in Illinois

Happy Birthday Dan!!  Hope it's a great day for you and your loved ones! ~ Cindy

Happy Birthday Dan!!! With Love ~ Lyn - Clifton NJ

Happy Birthday !!!!  You are the best!  ~ Lauren

Dear Dan~   A good friend and his family is visiting and while enjoying the ocean yesterday he remembered your song, "The Reach".  We came home and looked up the lyrics and listened to it on his ipod.  We are all from various spots around Texas but always love vacationing in Maine. Read your bio on your website and your music has always brought back
great memories of college days!  It's fun to listen to our own children's downloaded music-some of which is yours(!)-and to let them know that WE heard your music first!! Best of luck with your health. And....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ~ David and Leslie Winn - Mike and Barbara Reis - Charlie and Nancy Turner

Greetings Dan and Jean, Well, I wish you a very Happy Birthday and many, many more!!  May God continue to Bless you and Jean as you have Blessed my life these past years. There is not a memory that I have of my growing up years that your music is not a part of it.  And they are wonderful memories and your music continues to bless me to this day. I pray that you are doing well and for strength for you and your family.  I hope you and Jean are enjoying life to it's fullest.  And I pray one day for a cure for all cancers.   Enjoy your birthday Dan!!!   I miss seeing you perform but carry those memories with me.  God Bless ~ Susan

Dear Dan & Jean, "Everything the Power does, it does in a circle" ~ Lakota proverb Happy Natal Day!.  Celebrate and remember. It's been over three years since your diagnosis.  I pray that you are returning to wellness.  The Living Legacy is a testimony of your spirit and your music.  Thanks for all your wonderful poetry and melodies.  They will live forever. Peace ~ Judi C. from Rochester, NY

Hi Dan! Happy Birthday! I truly hope you are doing well and once and for all defeating the prostate cancer. I think of you and your family often and continue to pray for you daily that complete healing will soon be your portion. Your music continues to be a source of refuge and escape to a higher plane unmatched by anything I have ever experienced. I just hope #56 turns out to be a great and pivotal year, yielding new stores of energy, optimism, HEALING, and even enthusiasm. Whatever life holds, you are deeply loved and respected ..for all the love, sensitivity, understanding, and beauty you have poured out in your music. Take good care my dear friend ~ greg (Greg Tuttle, M. D., Chapel Hill/Durham, NC)

Hi Dan! We're just checking in to wish you a very Happy Birthday! Couldn't let August 13th go by without sending our best to you and Jean. We hope you are happy and having fun on the boat! As always, you and Jean continue to be  in our thoughts  and we wish for you a great year ahead. I miss the concerts so much! ~ Alexia and Dave, Reno NV

Dear Dan and Jean,  I know that it will be your 56th Birthday this coming Monday, 8/13- I never forgot that, when I was a  student in college in SUNY-Albany and saw the drawing on the album cover with that date circled.  You see, I turn 49 three days later on 8/16/07. You  have been a constant in my life since I was a 17 year old Freshman in College and heard "To The Morning" on the campus radio station.  Your music has gotten me through the good and bad times in my life.  I did work for Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center here in NY and my last job there was assisting in Prostate Cancer Researcher, Cancer Research means the world to me.  My Mom survived lung Cancer when I was just 28.  I am at a real crossroads in my life now and  YOUR music is what has ALWAYS made me feel better, no matter what. It is what I listen to when I want to be soothed, have trouble sleeping, need to be inspired!!  I think of you in my prayers all the time.  You will always be part of my life and your music and artistry continues to inspire me at every point in my life, I cannot put my gratitude into words.  THANK YOU & HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ~ Sincerely, Jean M. Shea - NYC  

Happy Birthday, Dan!  I hope this is truly a good birthday for you and Jean.  Your music is a constant companion and inspiration.  I pray that your healing is going well. ~ Kathy in WV

Happy Birthday Dan! I hope that you are spending time painting and enjoying your family. ~ Love, Claudia Martin

A Very Happy Birthday..Love &  Prayers ~ Beth Ann Lee, Peoria

Dan, On your 56th birthday, I'd like to thank you for your gift of beautiful music for the past 33 years.  Your songs have brought  joy, happiness, tears and sorrow through many stages of my life.  I wish  you and Jean continued strength
and peace and sincerely hope your cancer is  now in remission.  I have been to several of your concerts and cherish  those wonderful memories of days gone by.  Keep up the fight - your fans  care.  ~ Vicki - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Happy Birthday Dan! Hope this is a good one for you. You and Jean remain in my thoughts and prayers. ~ Patrice, Macon,GA

Dear Dan, Your albums and cd's have never  been relegated to the "bottom shelf"  in my home. Your beautiful music (and  artwork) has been an integral part of my life in high school, college, and  beyond. It has gotten  me thru  heartache and challenge.  You are  one of the true talents of the ages.  My best wishes to you and your  family.  Namaste~ Linda

Dan, First, I wanted you to know that my husband is a 19 year survivor of Prostate Cancer. I wish you the best in fighting this disease. There's been a lot of research such that many more men survive now than when he first was diagnosed.

Second, I put your song "Rhythm of the Rain" on my birthday list this year. I heard it played several times on our local radio station 99.3, Melbourne, FL. My husband searched the web and finally found the album "The Very Best of Dan Fogelberg" and bought it for me. I love the album and discovered that several of the songs were already familiar to me. Your music is great. Regards ~ Ann H.

Dan, you have touched our lives with your music and the poetry of your words.  Hang tough and we will pray for the best.
~ Dave and Lori

Dan- I just wanted to let you know that my thoughts and prayers are with you for a successful battle against this disease. Your music has meant so much to me over the years. I remember the first time I saw an album of yours in a very old record shop in Bristol, England.  At that time I had never heard of you and I picked up the Phoenix album and thought it looked interesting so I decided to "take a chance on it".  After my first play of this record, I became a huge fan of your music and lyrics.  I went on to buy anything and everything I could get of yours and they have all meant a great deal to me over the years.  It has not always been easy to get hold of your music in this country and I have always moaned to friends and family about why you were not promoted more here. 

I will be thinking of you on your birthday and hope and pray that you live a long and happy life.  Of course, I would love to see you return to making music - for purely selfish reasons - but even if you don't I continue to enjoy the records I have of yours. I wish you and Jean all the very best for the future. Love ~ Anne Sheppard, Bristol England

Dear Daniel,  Happy Birthday Wishes. Hope your Spirit is strong-Body Healing. Miss your shows, but that's secondary, now. Miss you, Dan. Praying you're Healthy, Happy, and walkin' those Wild Places, now and then. Peace. ~ Marty O

Hi again Dan. It has been 2 years since I last added a message to you and your family. I sit here with "The Wild Places " playing as I write this.  Your music has played such a role in my life. It has gotten me through another battle with the cancer (3rd times a charm).  I went 7 years this time and wham, sit up take a breath, shake it off and take care of business. Put on your Music and Dance. I pray that all of your mail does this for you!  Listen to all of the voices that you have touched in one way or another. You have the gift to touch hearts and heal wounds with the gift that has been bestowed upon you by a higher power.  Let in the sun, play on your boat, enjoy the soft gentle roll of the sea. The Mother Earth has so much to offer in the way of healing. All you have to do is ask her! Brother, we are all waiting to hear from you. With Much Blessings ~ Maggi Meadows - Edgewood, NM

Dear Dan, I'm your fan since I had heard your song "Longer" when I was only thirteen. I'm a fan from Hong Kong. You're always the best singer in my heart. What a shock when I know you got your illness. I'm a medical worker too. I know you suffer much from it. Be strong and face it. You mean so much to me too. Your songs are all so touching and affect deep in my heart. Be brave and your love and your fans will be with you always too. I'll pray for you and hope you get well soon.
Treasure the love from all around you. With Best regards ~ Oi Yee Tang from Hong Kong.