"May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being. " ~ Apache Blessing

Hi Dan, my wife and I have seen you live a few times. One time was at an awesome show in Clear Lake a couple years back. I was just like having you in our living room :) Anyway we were thinking of you and hoping you are feeling well. Our prayers are with you and yours and we look forward to seeing you in the future if that's part of the plan.So be good to yourself and thank you Dan for all you have done and all you  will do in the future. I did as you requested and checked my psa -- all fine for now. Thank you my brother from a different  mother. Much love and respect ~ Kirk and Sherry Leick of Sacramento

I started listening to you in 1978. One life can mean so much to another. I was inspired and touched. I have always felt a connection through your music. I lost my dad two years ago .He died of leukemia. Now I am reading you are sick. I just want to say I am so sorry. Again one life touches another and sometimes no one understands how important that can be. I have never tried to write this kind of email on a computer before. I am not good at it, but I truly just wanted to say thank you for your music when it mattered. And trust me it has mattered alot!  ~ Diane Lucas

Dan, I am glad to see that there are people who are still praying for your health and well-being.  I am a thirty year-old from Arizona...now living in Utah.  The last concert I saw you at was at a place between Cortez and Durango.  What a great environment to see you in concert.  Another great memory was when I was in college and went to BYU's Marriott Center to see you w/ Timothy B. Schmidt in 1993.  I have introduced your music to so many...even surprised a few.  They never knew you did bluegrass.  I mean, most people my age listen to different music than I do, but I think they appreciate your music.  There is a warmth and personality to your music that just isn't present in most of today's music.  I can't thank you enough for being one of music's great pioneers. God bless you for the lives you have touched. ~ Jeff Garney, Sandy, UT

As a fellow Leonian..I have always felt our kindred spirit. The waters are clear and deep here in Makaha, Hawaii, and my spirit flies. I send you my deepest, and most heartfelt blessings to your recovery.  You have inspired me throughout my life. Thank you! ~ Ms. Sunny Crowley


Dan, Thank you , and God be with you. ~ Larry and Linda Gilbreath

Dear Dan~ I was introduced to you in 1978 by a wonderful young student of mine.   I was teaching him History at Irving High School in Irving, Texas.  He was a brilliant young man, very respected and well liked.  He also had acute childhood
on-set diabetes. The illness was a source of constant struggle for  him.  At 15 he was already starting to lose his eyesight. Those were good days when the line between students and teachers were well respected. For some reason, however, Donnie gave me the Nether Lands album the  last day of school before the Christmas Holidays.  He wrote a sweet letter  that I still treasure, and said he just knew that I would love your music.   It touched his heart in many ways and he thought I would be touched as  well.  It has remained my favorite album since the first time I played it  (on my 33 RPM stereo!)  

I just repurchased, for the 4th or 5th time, several of your albums.   It seems that when fall rolls around, my heart and soul hunger for your songs. Through the years I have come to your concerts at the Majestic in Dallas (even my husband said you're the best performer!).  Today, my  CD of Nether Lands arrived.  I put it in my computer and listened and sang along with every song.   Years of memories fill my mind and my heart of the times I have shared with those I love, and with myself through good times and bad.  Your  music has been the thread that tied my life together, for I have shared it with  my students, my lovers, my mother and father, my brothers (who are both  musicians) and my friends.  "Run for the Roses" still fills my mind with the beauty you describe with your words.  "Leader of the Band" will forever connect me with a mystical moment with my mother as we left  Durango to return to Texas after a wonderful family ski trip.  She and my 3 year old daughter were driving out of Durango, listening to one of your albums with that song on it, and I told her that it truly described the way I felt  about her and my Dad.  Three weeks later she passed away (at 78 with a sudden heart attack) but that shared moment was such a gift for me.  It led to a wonderful discussion about our lives together and the legacy that she and my dad have given my brothers and I. I will cherish it until the day I die.  I am so grateful for the chance that I had to say those things to her, and I will forever be grateful to you.  

I had just completed the album when I decided to go to your web site.  I can't tell you how saddened I was to hear of your illness.   My hope and prayers will be with you and your family every moment as you face this illness, and I will ask those I love to pray for you as well. Thank  you for your gift of music to the world!  What a legacy you have given us. God bless you, Dan!
With love and gratitude~ Claudia Stephens

Hi Dan,  It's moving to read how your music has been a part of so many people's lives and I know you must be touched.   I was a freshman in college in 1979 when some friends and I drove up to Birmingham for your concert and were invited to sit backstage and later get together with everyone after the concert.  Having a lovely moment meeting you is a sweet memory for me.  You were given a gift and you have used it well.  May you be well and have many more years to sing for us. ~  Katherine

Dear Dan, From the song, "Next Time" to the song, "Leader of the Band", your music has gotten me through break-ups and helped me cope with the death of my father. Thank you for the wonderful and inspiring music.  My prayers are with you. ~ Lisa

Dear Dan, I continue to pray for your continued healing. You are very missed these days and were all summer too. I am hoping and praying that all is well and that you are in God's hands and totally at Peace. I hope you are able to sail and enjoy this beautiful Fall. I have tried many times to tell you how much your music and meeting you have touched and changed my life, but at the ripe old age of 46, I am convinced that there are no words to fully explain to you how much you have influenced my life for the better. I don't really think I can adequately put these feelings and memories into words. So I will say again that my life would have been very dark and sad if your music had not brightened it up in so many wonderful ways.

You brightened up not just my life, but the lives of family members and friends as well. I have also met a new world of people who are wonderful. Yes DAN you gave my life so much meaning. You also shared many of my views on nature and life so I knew I wasn't the only person having these intense feelings. That was a great thing to find out at the tender age of 15! You have been motivating and inspiring me for years!   I really do miss you and I wish so much that I could do something for you in return for all that you and your music have done for me. Much Love and Hope to you and yours. ~ Laura Boughner, Richmond, Va

Words cannot begin to describe the shock and utter sorrow I felt when I read the news of this awful affliction. I feel as though I grew up with you as I have been a fan since 1975. I inherited Home Free (on 8-track, no less) when I took over the payments on my older brother's Pinto.  Your music has been one of my truest and best friends ever since--brightening the dark days; keeping me company on the long drives all over the Southeast; helping me to express the feelings and emotions for which I have no sufficient words.   Though I have moved around quite a bit, musically speaking, your music is like a dear friend that comes to visit for a while after a prolonged absence. The visits always bring back memories both cherished and painful but always marks new happy moments that keep me moving forward. I can never thank you enough for the support and pleasure your music has given and still gives me. Heartfelt prayers and best wishes to you and your family, during this terribly difficult time and always. ~ Jack Gold

Dear Dan, Thank you for being the catalyst for so many glorious moments and inspiration throughout my life.  A Colorado "native" since 1968, transplanted from Nashville, I grew up with music reverberating through my home.  However, my music flows through the melodies of my writing, for I am not a musician. From high school on your music has provided refuge for my soul.  Lyrics, melodies, harmonies, instruments. each delivering a gift of their own, granting access to a world of inspiration I, otherwise, would not have been blessed to find.  Seeing you perform was magic. I have all of your albums, yes albums, and CDs.  I am hard pressed to say which my favorite is.  It would be like saying which flower or mountain meadow is the loveliest.  Thank you again for the gift of your music and inspiration in the lives of myself and those fortunate enough to hear you. May all the happiness, love and inspiration you have brought to the world in which you live come back to you ten-fold.  My best wishes to you and Jean. My prayers are with you both. Best of life in every moment ~ Carolyn Wright Smith - Carpe Diem!

Everyone has already said it all. I have been listening to you for years. I even had your Innocent Age album in the labor room while giving birth to my daughter. Get well so the world can hear your beautiful voice again. ~ KPatton

Dear Dan, Your music deeply touched my life from way back, and I pray that you will be comforted to know that you have been a blessing to so many.  May God bless you and your family right now.  Thank you for letting your light shine.  May it continue to shine through eternity is my prayer. Love ~ Patricia

Dear Dan,  Since my teen years your songs and spirit have been such a BIG part of every day life.  I feel like we’ve been friends for a long time.  Wish you could know the joy you’ve given me: listening to Changing Horses while backpacking in Maroon Bells, experiencing Nexus while watching whales on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, playing In the Passage while walking down a snowy road in Alaska with the Northern Lights swirling overhead.  Amazing!!  And listening to Phoenix was an incredible way to deal with chemo - thanks for the reminder that we have the power to rise from the flames - each day is a blessing.  You make the best parts of life even more meaningful with your music and your heart - yesterday and right now.  So - is it possible to still have your first crush going on strong at 45? Absolutely. Best wishes for you and all your family to live each day with joy. ~ Alyson in Colorado

Dear Dan, I'd like to add my name to the countless life-long fans praying for you and wishing you healing and a full recovery from your illness. Of the many singers and songwriters I have enjoyed through the years, you have always been and continue to be the artist with whom I feel the strongest connection and whose music touches me the most deeply. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing gift of your words and music which have become a part of my life. May God continue to bless you and your family with strength, faith, healing, peace, and love! I will continue to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers. May God surround you with His love! ~ Melanie in Indianapolis

When I was in college-getting my second bachelor's degree, I actually skipped out of class for the first time ever to stand in line and purchase front row seats for your concert in Laramie, University of Wyoming.  Okay, so I wasn't early enough so I sat right in front of the huge on stage speakers in the front row-who cares?  It was Dan Fogelberg!  My professor was many rows back-his wife was jealous I hadn't bought more tickets! That was more than 25 years ago and I still put you on the tape player or CD for that warm wonderful feeling of good music, good lyrics, good times. Stay healthy, and thank you! ~ Bev DeVore

Dearest Dan: Composer Supreme, You are my soul..... and so I am sending you my heart, my passion, my love because you have always, always possessed them and given them voice.  I pray that you are healing and getting stronger. I thank the Holy Spirit that you have love in your life; I pray that Jean, your family and the other loves in your life are being sustained throughout the long, difficult days. I pray that they appreciate each and every "good" day.  I pray that you are not suffering and that you are finding peace & rest, and can feel the love that you so generously share through music.  I pray for news that you are well and defeating your cancer. I live in hope that you are happy.  And I still await a serendipitous moment which will allow our paths to meet. Always with love ~ bethbg

I can't help thinking of you at the end of October.  The sky around Boston is painted yellow and gray. Peace to you, joy where you can. ~ Rona Fischman

Dan, I just bought Souvenirs on cd a few days ago and am singing at the top of my lungs in my car every chance I get. I was hooked on the album in the 70's. Thank you for your wonderful spirit and great talent; I wish you only strength and courage in your recovery and unwavering faith and joy in every waking day. ~ Martha Coffman, Franklin Lakes NU

Knowing there are no words adequate for the task, still I am moved to add my good wishes to you and your entire family.
Cancer is no stranger to my family either, and I know to some extent some of the highs and lows you and your family are experiencing. Recent news regarding my Dad's cancer has sent me spinning yet again, and I find myself wondering "why" for many of the world's ills. And then I put in a favorite DF CD this morning on my way to work and let the music wash over me. And while "darkness obscures the trail" right now, still this journey is one of great wonder, even with the twists and turns.
(OK, OK, I could do without a few of the twists.) My Dad, in one of his brief moments of clarity these days, summed it up
pretty simply last night: "The Good Lord will take care of me, and I'm not worried. I've had a good life. I am STILL having a good life." At age 85, with dementia ever present and cancer rearing its ugly head once again, he still inspires me to get out and live a good life, to love family deeply, and to try to deal honestly and bravely with whatever comes! That is my desire for you as well. Here's wishing you and yours all good things! Thank you for touching my life with some damned fine lyrics and
melodies! ~ Susan Cheatham, Starkville, Mississippi

Dan, I have listened to your music since I was a teenager in the 70's and did not know about your illness until deciding to see why you hadn't released an album in some time.  Your music has always a beautiful reflection of life and love.  No matter what emotion I am experiencing I can play one of your songs and be comforted or inspired.  My family and I are praying for your recovery. God Bless you and your family   ~ Greg W. Sylvester

Hey Dan, Just wanted to say you are always in my thoughts and I hope you are doing well and continuing to feel better. Your music has been a special part of my life and you have been a great inspiration to me and many others.  Take care my friend and keep feeling better and stronger.  All my best to you and your wife. ~ Chris Maltezos

As always, my dear friend, and the GREATEST songwriter, musician, lyricist of our day, I continue to pray daily for your family and for your COMPLETE and SPEEDY HEALING. I know I speak for tens of thousands who long to see you fully healed and once again beguiling us with your musical genius. Take good care and all the time you need to fully recuperate. Sincerely ~ Greg Tuttle, M. D., Chapel Hill/Durham, NC

Your music has touched my heart and soul through the years. I hope your father is watching out for you and Jean. May you be well soon. Best wishes for strength and peace. ~ MCC

Dear Dan, You've touched my soul with your music since "Souvenirs". My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Godspeed to recovery. ~ Steve McCarthy, Danvers, MA

Dan, I'm crying while I'm writing this. I did not know about your illness until tonight when I was putting all your songs onto my IPod and relistening to all the songs that have broken and mended my heart. My heartfelt prayers and best loving thoughts to you and your family, beloved poet. ~ Gregory Reid

Dan, My thoughts are with you are ongoing and know you have inner strength and perseverance to fight this for your health and well being at this time.  I also was born in August but 1950 and graduated from Peoira High School in 1968.  Your name keeps popping up everywhere I go.  I know there are people I knew who you grew up with and went to the same places and who we both know.  My mother and father and daughter are very much musical.  Working in a urological clinic at one time, I understand your positive power that is needed to go through this, Dan.  You have given all of us so much, now it is our turn to give back to you.  Your voice and talent are truly heaven sent! You are phenomenal!! ~  jb

Dan, you are in our hearts and prayers as you struggle with this disease.  My father-in-law lost his battle with prostate cancer in 2001.  Your sermon is right on target - the tests are easy and can definitely save your life.   The Innocent Age was one of the first records I ever purchased -  I was 13 and have loved your music ever since.  My sophomore year in college,
I was invited to see you at the Star Plaza in Merrilville by a wonderful guy (what a great first date!).  Three years later I stood at
the back of a church listening to "Paris Nocturne" and "Since You've Asked" while our wedding guests filed into the church. Sixteen years, 2 kids and several concerts later, we still love your music and so does my 14-year-old daughter.  I wish you and your family peace, strength, and hope in God's healing power. ~ Susan Landers, Illinois

Dear Mr. Fogelberg. I am a long-time fan of your music and have seen you twice in concert. Once, first row in Boston and another time at South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Ma.  Both times I cherish and I look on your website from time to
time to see if you have any new concert dates.  I am saddened to hear of your illness and I hope you are recovering quickly.  
You are such a prolific songwriter and singer.  Your music has gotten me through some challenging times and always feels like and old friend when I put it on.  My four-year old son, Trevor, is a big fan already - he loves"Leader of the Band".   Best wishes in your recovery and thank you for your music.  It has impacted my life and the lives of many, I'm sure. Best regards ~
Paula Iken, Hudson,  OH  (just moved here from Mass.boy, I miss the ocean!)

Dear Dan, I was introduced back in the 70's to your Nether Lands album and became a fan.  I believed that you sang my life in so many ways.  With each album I purchased a part of me was produced in song.  I would listen to you over and over again until the words were memorized.  My poor son grew up with you and when I would say listen to the words his remark would be:  "Mom, I grew up with Fogelberg."  I'm not sure how we should take that, but I would take it as a compliment.   I wish you well and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sincerely ~ Betsy Hannah

Dan, it is through times like these that you are your strongest-because you are in a weakened condition.  When we are weak, we are strong, as we realize that we are wholly and completely dependent on a higher power.  For me that is Father God.  I will pray for your improvement, but more importantly, that you find your song in this experience---for to shut this gift off is like shutting off living water itself.  You've influenced my musical career more than any other.  I'm so thankful that you've struggled so much, as that is what I've experienced---for to struggle is to live and to live is to experience life in a real way.  Am listening to Innocent Age as I write from the Hoosier state.  Saw you at IU when you at your absolute peak---everyone
jammed at Assembly Hall-it was unbelievable. I have seen you many times since in Indy.  Thank you for your guitar hammers and for your syncopation on your left hand on piano.  I'd really be interested in learning how you discovered this or if you invented it. Many have been influenced by you, including me.  "Part of the Plan" and "The Long Way" should be required learning for all guitar and piano players who are interested in learning true Country/Rock. Also, I was blown away by your
melodies/songwriting/playing on so many.  The guitar instrumental in the middle on "The Reach" is also incredible.  What harmonies and playing. This is so pretty. My favorite album is still "Home Free".  You had all of IU at hello on this one.  You
were numero uno by far, especially with the coeds.   Am a Lawyer by day and songwriter by night and had a musical heritage like you, but found Folk-Rock Christian as my bag and have 3 CD's, but am very unknown, but love playing my 12-string and piano and singing . Hope you have another album in you after "Full Circle" -maybe "Still Here and Plan on Staying."  Will get my prostate checked out. Thank you Dan and I'll pray for your recovery. ~ Ned T.

Dan, your music has been my companion going on 30 years.  As several people here have expressed here in this posting, my introduction to your music was in college.  Back then, with Nether Lands on the turntable, I would soak up every word, every string arrangement, and envisioning myself traveling down the same snow covered hills as you, sorting out emotions and relationships.  "Wysteria" haunted me.  "Tell Me To My Face" put into words the feelings I had in a relationship.  And "Longer" wound up being sung at my wedding.  I found strength and meaning in your music. I sincerely hope that your strength and the love of family is helping you through your health concerns.  God Bless. ~  Steve