Peoria,
Illinois native Dan Fogelberg has built a devoted following
over the years with his laid-back, folky singer/songwriter
style. A pianist since 14, Fogelberg switched to guitar and
played local coffeehouses while majoring in art at the
University of Illinois, where he met ex-student and REO
Speedwagon manager Irving
Azoff. Fogelberg relocated to Los Angeles and played the
folk circuit while doing session work, landing a tour spot
with Van
Morrison at one point. Fogelberg's 1972 debut, Home
Free, didn't make much of an impact, and he was
dropped from Columbia. However, Fogelberg's connection with Azoff
led to a deal with Epic. Fogelberg's Epic debut, Souvenirs,
became his first in a string of seven consecutive platinum
albums. He increased his visibility by touring with the Eagles
in 1975. Fogelberg's popularity peaked in 1980 with the
release of Phoenix,
which contained the number two hit single "Longer."
His follow-up, The
Innocent Age, was a double concept album, and four Top
20 singles were pulled from it. Following the release of a
greatest hits package, Fogelberg's commercial appeal began to
evaporate; none of his subsequent albums have gone platinum,
but continue to sell well to a core of fans. 1993's River
of Souls saw Fogelberg experimenting with worldbeat
sounds as a backdrop for his lyrical musings. No
Resemblance Whatsoever, a collaboration with Tim
Weisberg, followed in 1995, and four years later Fogelberg
returned with First
Christmas Morning. — Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Peoria,
Illinois native Dan Fogelberg has built a devoted following
over the years with his laid-back, folky singer/songwriter
style. A pianist since 14, Fogelberg switched to guitar and
played local coffeehouses while majoring in art at the
University of Illinois, where he met ex-student and 
