Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band (Live 2003)
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- Опубліковано 2 бер 2008
- Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band
Performed August 2003
~ A quiet man of music, denied a simpler fate ~
Thanks Dan.
Thank you for the music, and the gifts we never can repay.
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We can show our love and appreciation for Dan, and help carry on his fight against prostate cancer, by making a donation in his memory at
www.prostatecancerfoundation.o...
"Sometimes A Song", recorded by Dan in Feb 2005, and released in Feb 2008, can be downloaded from several music services, including Amazon, through the above link. All proceeds from the download of this song will benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Visit Dan's website for news of upcoming music releases and a planned tribute concert.
www.danfogelberg.com/news.html
To my fellow Dan Fogelberg fans....about 14 months ago, I typed in a comment for this video to inform you that I was diagnosed with Stage 3 prostate cancer, that I would be getting treatment, and I coverted the prayers of all who read my message. Ironically I was at the same age (56) that Dan died of this disease. After radiation therapy, and a recheck of my PSA last week, my cancer IS GONE and officially declared IN REMISSION! I'm a walking miracle! Thanks for your prayers on my behalf!
So great! Are you still cancer free?
I'm a 16 year cancer survivor as well in the jaw. Good to hear and hope and pray it continues
Miracles exists!🌹
Awesome! Stage 2 lymphoma survivor here, not as critical as yours but on 2/4/2021 i heard those words- CANCER FREE! I am grateful for my success, and very sad for those not so lucky, including my mom and father in law
Can you give us an update?
I saw Dan Fogelberg in Champaign at the Assembly Hall. A homecoming for him because he was a student at Illinois.
He explained that he had written the song for his dad. Then he pointed to a gentleman in the crowd and introduced his dad.
He then sang. Not a dry eye in the house.
My dad died when I was 8 years old, and tear up every time I hear “papa, I don’t think I said I love you near enough “
My dad died when I was 13, I'm 53 now and still miss him so much, he worked two jobs to keep us, he died when he was only 49, Miss you so much dad xxx
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@Betty G. so sorry for your loss. May your daddy rest in peace ❤
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Dan lived in Pagosa Springs, CO and I in Durango. I saw him several times in town & one day I spoke to him just to say hello. He sat down on a bench and talked with me for 20 minutes or so, just local stuff... weather, tourists, love for the mountains. I will never forget his kindness that day, rest in peace my friend.
Wow
That would have been awesome
That is so awesome! What a treasured memory! ❤️
Lucky for you to talk to the legend..
A good song is a good song, regardless of whether it’s 500 yrs. old or 5 minutes old.
I always get teary whenever I hear this song. Such a classic!
Hello dear,how are you doing?
same
It's time to induct DAN FOGELBERG into the Rock ☆☆N☆☆Roll Hall Of Fame!
Jann Wenner, are you listening?
We miss you Dan, my husband Keith also passed in 2017 at age 55 from stage 4 colorectal cancer.
We'll see you guys on the other side! I can only imagine the music in Heaven.
Hello dear,how are you doing?
gran cantante no sabia que habia fallecido lindas canciones saludos desde santiago de chile south america .
Yes if Dan Foglburgh is not in the hall of fame he should be!!!
For all of us who miss our dads, thank you for this beautiful tribute of a song. You are with your dad again, I'm sure.
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My stepfather, took on 6 kids, raised and supported them. He never played an instrument and couldnt sing but for some reason this reminds me of him... was an amazing human beign
He sounds like a special man.
The World is better off because of your music Dan.
God bless you
My Dad died the year this song came out and it spoke to me and I became a Dan fan forever. His music has continued to inspire me through life, he is so missed!
My dad has been gone 16 years - and if I had a million more times to tell him I love him, it wouldn't be enough!!~ RIP Dan - and thank you for the music!
Same here I lost my dad couple of years ago I do miss him so much 😢I wish I could see him once in life time again Rip my beloved dad Jason 😢how are you doing Lisa hope you’re well safe from the virus?
My Dad was a great dad. But now he has alzheimers. He doesn't recognize me. We were close when I was young. About 15 years ago we had a falling out; he didn't agree with my politics: I joined a union as an active member. We didn't speak for two years. It took a lot to close the distance over a stupid issue. I visited him 2 days ago in the Nursing home. Over the years nothing has greater meaning than this song.
I love you, Dad...You are the Leader of The Band.
Dan had a major influence on me as I learned to play guitar. Saw him live in the mid-70s in Boulder, Co in an auditorium - he just played and sang. No smoke, no mirrors, no dancers. An immensely talented man. I miss Dan.
I agree so many artists had real talent so no smoke and mirrors were needed back in the 70s and 80s.
Me too
Same here Goose....same here. Well said...
This is by far the most moving song I've ever listened to. From the guitar to the lyrics to Dan's voice. Everything is very powerful.
A man, a guitar and a story from his heart. Evidently the ingredients of greatness. Thank you Dan Fogelberg
Lost my Dad a year ago; WW2 B17 pilot, 95 years old; he was indeed a leader of the band....brought all his guys home safe.......taught me sooo much....miss you Daddy!
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That man truly had a gift! As a Kentuckian, I can't hear "Run For The Roses" without tearing up. He captured the spirit of the Kentucky Derby like no one else could!
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Dan had a place over in Pagosa Springs, he hung out in Durango when home from the road. Met him and we talked several times, kind hearted soul he was. I am a local musician and he treated me like I was in his league. Amazed me, his humility and grace.
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i lost my father february of last year, few days before my birthday. we're approaching a year without him physically .. this song really hits the spot ... i miss my papa .. im about to turn 30 yrs old in two weeks ... sorry pa i haven't said i love you to you 😔 .. I LOVE YOU ❤️🙏
This song still rings true for me after all these years....."and Papa I don't think I said, I love you near enough"....
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That line gets me all the time as I lost my dad at the much too young age of 49. I always thought I would have so many more times to tell him
Gut wrenching. This is why I LOVE playing his music. Look at him- - - he's talking to his father- - -after how many times has he played this song live? NONE of anything that I play by him, can I not get into the song, and "feel" it while I'm playing. Thank you Dan- - -.
His father, Lawrence Fogelberg, was the leader of the band at my high school in Pekin, IL in the 60s and 70s. I saw Dan perform this at the Peoria (IL) Civic Center in the early 80s.
That must've been sooo special! Was his father there in the audience?
Wow. What a Blessing...
Dufustoo What an amazing experience to learn from those who taught Dan.
Dufustoo this song 2ould mean all that much more. Thank you for sharing
Amazing talent gone....RIP
The respect shown while that song played was AWESOME. It was as if everyone was holding their breath so that everyone could be touched by this masterful tribute. Thank you, Dan. You've touched countless lives, and have made better musicians of us all.
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My father is in hospice. His last days on earth with us. Joined the navy during Korea, but music was his life. He toured with Lee Greenwood in their band, The Apollos. Made a living and put a roof over our heads as a musician. Never became famous, but was larger than life to us. The last verse of this song sums up my goodbye to him perfectly. Eddie Lovato, Papa, you’ve earned your rest. Appa and Grandma are waiting for you. I love you and miss you and you will live on every time I pick up a guitar and when my sons and their sons pick one up too. Thank you for telling me how proud you are of the good job I did with my boys. I am proud of the job you did with me.
Your loving son- Daniel
During this strange times of covid19 I spend lots of time at home watching songs on UA-cam and trying to improve mi guitar playing (still have tons of room for inprovement..) and keep coming back to Dan's beautiful songs. I watched this video dozens of times during the last 3 months and always ended up deeply touched. What a loss, his songs are a blessing and will live forever, I got all his records when I was in my 20's ... I'm 61 now and still in love with his music
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Eight years today we lost Dan. Sleep sweetly, poet.
I didnt know he died
When I found out that Dan fogelberg had passed away I cried. This guy will never be forgotten and neither will his music. He is a legend. We love you 💜💜💜. Rest in peace
This is a timeless masterpiece by a poet whose work speaks to so many. I believe this will still resonate in the souls of people decades from now. Thank you, Dan, and thanks for posting this. Beautiful.
Hello dear,how are you doing?
at our generation, songs like this should exist , i grew up in a world of rock, classic and blues , i am 10 years old when rap music became popular in the late 2004, but that genre disgusted me and until today this music serves me meaning and i am never too young to listen to his song right now im 20 years old and i listen to old music (music of the golden era) and musics today are (music of the idiots era)
Glad to know, some people of my age bracket still listen to it and appreciate it so much. At the age of 19, I appreciate listening more to these than the new ones. These songs are truly timeless.
glad someone agreed ^^ hope in humanity is restored XD
Chrismarie Grace you are never too young or too old to listen to this music, it shows the art, meaning , and talent of the artist who composed this ^^ and that is what i appreciate the most.
not some computer generated sounds of this era
I was lucky enough to have the leader of the band as my high school band director at Pekin Community HS, graduating in 1975. He is probably the only reason I graduated & kept me focused enough to stay in school. He talked about Dan all the time & he was just starting to get famous. Dan would come to our band concerts several times a year. I was lucky enough to hang out with him a few times in our drum room before the concerts. He loved jammin' on the vibraphone!! If we only had cell phone video back then. There's not a day goes by that I don't think about Larry Foigelberg. He was the biggest influence in my life besides my own mom & dad.
I feel the same way about my old band director. It must've been really cool knowing Dan and the "Leader of the Band" himself.
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I took my girlfriend (now my wife of 39 years) to see Dan Fogelberg at the Fox theater just after the release of his Netherlands album in 1977. This man was an amazing musician and entertainer. He didn't need 25 people jumping around on the stage, all he needed was a bar stool, a guitar, and a microphone. I have all of his music on vinyl and I really miss him. He was an amazing person. I started playing guitar in 1974 and I've learned quite a few of his easier songs and leader of the band is one of my favorite to play.
I saw him on that tour. Still have the ticket stub. Sure miss this guy..Netherlands has always been my favorite album.
I do miss hearing him very much. He received a special gift from God and his father.
Still hard to believe he's not with us anymore. In honor Dan on this day of remembrance, just thought I'd share an alternate last chorus ...
We know Dan has left us now
but his memory lingers on,
In the music that he left for us
his songs are in our souls,
His life was full of hope and love
He gave us all he had,
He's still the living legacy
to the leader of the band,
He's stil the living legacy
to the leader of the band.
I last saw Dan Fogelberg perform at Echo Basin Ranch near Cortez Colorado in the year 2003!.. My FATHER IVY INGALLS died August 6, 2003. He was my everything! I was grieving horribly but went and heard Dan for the last of many concerts. I saw him in the early 1980's at LSU, Red Rocks, Pagosa Springs High School gymnasium - the girls basketball team had won state & he lived here. That show was so great - the lights went out - and a rodie came with a flashlight to hold over his head until the lights came back on.......I've seen him so many times I can't count. BUT hearing him a few weeks after my Daddy died and knowing he was buried just over my right shoulder in Mancos, Colorado was the MOST SPECIAL! I know music very well & would start yelling on his introductions because I knew what he was going to play! I know the words to EVERY SONG & it was a small crowd & raining some. I remember this guy standing in front of me turned around to see who was singing all the songs, & I said I was sorry. He said no, it sounds great keep on. & I did RIP DAN & DADDY. I'll be up on that mountian with you soon enough! I Love You So........l go rest high on that mountain as Vince Gill says so beautifully.
I love this song. I am a retired Band Director like Dan's Father so it touches me in a very special way. The images in this song are pure poetry. I am going to learn this one on guitar! Dan Fogelberg and Larry Fogelberg, thanks!
Makes you realize life is a precious thing.
I'll be playing this at my Dad's funeral when the time comes. Until then, I will say I love you at every opportunity I get.
Thanks, Dan and thanks, Dad.
I love that you don't even hear a pin drop from the audience, so respectful. He sang songs from his soul to ours
I covet the prayers of those who read this. I am a big fan of Dan and his music, and have all of his albums. I was just diagnosed with stage 3 prostate cancer, and ironically, I am the same age now (56) as when Dan passed away from this horrible disease. I begin treatments this week. Please keep me in your prayers. Thank you!
This makes me think of my own father so many years ago, he gave his life for us kids, so many years of endless hard work, to give a good home, food on the table, the love in our hearts. Thank you Dad!
Hello dear,how are you doing?
There are kids listening to this...that is wonderful!!! perhaps there is hope yet!! RIP Dan....not really gone, just past through the Nexus. I will love you forever.
This song always has a special place in my heart. This is one of the favorite songs of my father. I first heard the song when my father sang it with a guitar. Now, I'm playing this whenever he comes home for a vacation.
P.S. He is a carpenter who dreamt to be a soldier once.
This song reminds me of my Dad too. He died at 67 when I was age 34 of cancer. Way to young to die, and way too young to lose your Dad. Thanks Dan Fogelberg for the memories!
Thank you very much for sharing!
I am so sorry Sondra. I bet he knows how much you miss him. I pray he does. This song affects me the same way...my dad passed in 1973 at age 67. He is deeply missed. cmd, comment above.
His description of his father reminded me of mine. He was a farmer and we kids had to help from a young age. He had quite a temper and could swear like a Marine at you if you did wrong. Still he was at times almost like a child himself and he loved us in his own way very much. I tried to be a father to my daughter just as he was to me.
Trying to raise your kids the same way you were raised is the greatest gift you could give your dad. He would be proud.
I really missed my dad who passed 3 year's ago..and sad to say I never had a chance to tell him that I love him..I can't help but cry every time I hear this song..
The same cancer killed my husband. When we viewed this PBS special back in the day we both agreed he was unwell. It certainly shows in his voice problems. I’ve been a fan since 1972. Miss you Brian. Miss you Dan. ❤️
He sings with so much emotion.
I mist up (or worse) everytime I hear this. Reminds me of my late father, and I also miss Dan who we lost far too soon.
Ditto...
Same here.....
Thanks Dan. "The leader of the band is tired and his eyes are growing old. But his blood runs through my instruments and his song is in my soul. My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man, I am the living legacy to the leader of the band."
My dad was blind the last 4 years of his life. My dad was a great man and pretty famous for our small town because of his benevolence and other stuff. So I guess to some degree, I am the living legacy to my dad and his band of benevolence.
Just one of the most poignant and beautiful songs ever. Timeless. A friend just set a slide show of her father's life to this song at his celebration of life ceremony. He was a musician with my father in the U.S. Navy Band and a treasured family friend. It could not have been a more perfect backdrop to the scenes of a remarkable life well lived. This will always be my favorite Dan Fogelberg song as well, God rest his beautiful soul.
Certainly one of the greatest songwriters, poets in a time when there were so many. Not only talented as singer songwriter but also played most of the instruments on his album and was a gifted artist as well. An amazing talent with none of it wasted. What an inspiration!
This song reminds me of my grandfather who was a pianist and composer. He died in 2013 from emphysema, but he was the leader of the band for my life. Thank you Dan Fogelberg for the beautiful music.
I was first introduced to the brilliance of Dan Fogelberg at my eldest sister's college graduation, her valedictorian spoke about the song, Run For The Roses and how she was moved by the powerful, inspiring lyrics of this amazing storyteller and that is how I will always remember this angelic, soft spoken man who was taken from us far too soon,RIP Daniel
The leader of the band still rules...
In Dedication to my Dad Avelino Barela Avalos whom I am proud of knowing as a Hispanic Musician who loved his music and gave to many with his time and I thank Dan Folgerberg for such a beautiful song that I sang to my dad at his funeral in 1985.
After my father passed away, this song hit me more than ever. What a great musician he was. Miss him.
Beautiful tribute to his father by one of the best singers/songwriters of his generation.
Kathleen Pfeiffer so this is basically dedicated to his father?
It is
hi Kathleen how are you doing hope you’re well safe from the virus?
He is so missed! I saw him at least 6 times and each performance was magical. There will never be another Dan Fogelberg.
Hello there,how are you doing?
I sang this song over and over again when my father passed.Touching,indeed.RIP Patrick Yanello,my Dad!
He was my inspiration in my teens. I first heard the track "There's A Place In The World" on the radio in 19080 when I was packing one night to go to Brussels for a summer holiday and fell in love with him then but what was strange and weird is that while I was in Brussels I was walking through a street market and there was an album being sold by one of the vendors and it happened to be "The Innocent Age". So I bought it and the rest is history for me.
DAN FOGELBERG......LEADER OF THE BAND
I thank you for your music and the stories of the road.
I've been playing guitar and singing for 40 years.... I've never made it all the way through this song without breaking down. Reminds me too much of my Grandfather.
Very few people talk about dans guitar skills. There is no pause in finger picking. No strumming to give your hands a break. The stamina to make it through this song is impressive. My hands start cramping at about the second verse.
@andrewakenson...
I put up a post minutes ago after listening to Dan.Reading a message to discover Dan had passed. More tears. Absolutely beautiful music 🎶 R.I.P DAN.🙏❤️
Absolute gem 💎 from Dan and a beautiful dedication to his late father! Dan was grossly underrated in the music world 😢🎤🎸🎹🎼🎵♥️🇺🇸
a friend of mine played this song for a group of handicapped people about 30 years ago ..
I will never forget their faces or mine, good tears.
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This is one of the most beautiful song ever written , and for me and others to have a chance to hear it for a million times thank you Dan Fogelberg . This song lives forever , God be with you and God bless you .
How proud Papa must be. What a legacy.
There is no song in this world more beautiful and filled with such love. Dan Fogelberg loved to play music, but most of all, love to share his music. We miss you Dan.
Please try listening to something that came out in this century. I know that's a stretch for you, but do it anyway.
Yes I agree, Leader of the band is the most beautiful song I ever heard.
Totally agree, so beautiful and poignant.The tears flow down my cheeks like a river .😪
I love the line, "thundering velvet hand". More parents need to pay attention to being a parent and holding their children to a standard and teaching them respect and at the same time loving them unconditionally and never, ever put them down or make them feel they are worthless or nothing. Too many children have no respect for their parents or anyone else because they don't have the true love of their parents.
anitabreakone well said...
My mother was like that. Nothing I ever did was good enough for her. I was called "ugly" and "stupid" (even when I came home with 2 A+'s, she said "you're still stupid.") I gave up trying to do good in school after that. When I started dating I won't even repeat the names she called me (though I wasn't doing what I was being accused of) but it really hurt. There were a lot more things she said but I'd have to write a book to say them all. To shorten it, I agree with you, Anitabreakone, parents should ALWAYS be on their child's side and "Have their back."
I thought the reference was solely about his guitar style....interesting how different people can interpret music with respect to their idiographic situation.
Great composition.I used to deliver Margret Fogelberg's (his mother) newspaper as she lived in my neighborhood. I once had a chance to see several of his gold albums framed above the fireplace in her living room. She told me that "If I ever saw a jeep in her driveway to come up to the door." That would be Dan's as he often drove his jeep cross country from Colorado to Maine. She said he really enjoyed the time to reflect and think as he drove.
I never had the opportunity to meet him.
"But his blood runs through my instrument and his song is in my soul...
I thank you for the music and your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom when it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness and the times when you got tough
And Papa, I don't think I said I love you near enough."
Ooooh wowwww! I really really admire this man! It's not enough to be a musician. You got to leave a good mark in the souls of men. Oh Dan you hit mine! You are a spiritual creature, a humble man and a kind son! You live in our hearts! God bless your tribe!!!!!
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Tears are rolling down as I write this response. I was raised on his albums. This song in particular as well as run for the roses takes me back to a time. I have children of my own now and understand much of what he sings about. I am in between the love for my own father and the love for my children.
Life is beautiful and cannot be taken for granted.
Thanks for posting.
Very Poignent!
Thanks so much for this song. I sang it over my father's grave at the funeral and as I looked up, a lone seagull was circling over the grave site. I miss him still!
These simple but prolific words are time-enduring. Another great talent who never received his dues.
Hello there,how are you doing?
I went through my old albums today and found this..since the early 80s its been stored with all of my best music..Dan we lost you way to soon, you have never been forgotten. .Thank You..
RIP Dan… Your Voice Will Live On…. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
my favorite fogelberg song. reminds me of my dad a lot. he knows i love him though...
now, i'm a father...i know how a loving father feels towards his children.
Thanks, Papa Reuben! I love you!
I always loved this song. Made me think of my dad who died 4 years ago. Who would've thought Dan Fogelberg would be gone just a few years after this concert. Far too soon.
Hello dear,how are you doing?
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
After all these years I miss him and he's beautiful songs xxx
His song "Longer" was played at my beautiful wife's graveside service. It was "our song" from our days of courting. A great song and a great talent. It was the most appropriate song to commemorate our long marriage and life together, I miss you Linda. Rest in Peace.
My wife and I chose this song ("Longer") as our song also. We've been married 36 years. So sorry about your wife's passing.
I danced with my father at my wedding to this song. Beautiful. R.I.P. Dan.
It has been since 1982, when I heard this song, after my father's death of Prostate Cancer, this song WAS Richard. He was only 52 when he passed. I am now 52. And I am still in tears with this song, seeing his 'thundering Velvet Hands" I thank you for your stories and my freedom when it came my time to go...I was only 22 when he passed.
I am so sorry for the lost of your dad Mary May his soul rest in perfect peace 🙏lost my dad some years ago on a fire accident,hope you’re well safe from the virus Mary?
Back in 1981 (I think) I heard this song and it really struck me. My dad liked to build things as did his dad. So, I wrote down the lyrics and mailed them to my dad from college. Dad's been gone for almost four years now. I still miss him. It was incredibly hard to watch him go. I love you Dad. Can't wait to see you again.
Masterful storyteller...Brilliant musician. RIP Dan
My father and I became strangers when I was young, he had a new family and the time we spent together became fewer and fewer. Now that I am an old man and my father passed many many years ago and we never said goodbye
DAN FOGELBERG YOUR MUSIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU DAN RIP😢❤❤
I listen to Dan every once in a while. Takes me back to different memories of my life spent with his music especially "White Mountain Snows"! Thank you for the music Dan! Thank you for the memories! Thank you for being a part of my life! RIP
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I'm only 20 but I love old song. Hands down
More then words, more then the feelings I can express, more then time can measure, the love and emotion weaved through this song delivered by this poet, singer and songwriter is like a prayer touching my heart in light of the recent passing my "Leader of the Band." Thank you Dan and your spirit lives on.........
i believe this is even greater delivery than recorded version. i feel Dan's heart talking!!! Miss him greatly. What an icon!!!!
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This song reminds me of my dad who died when I was 14.....I thank you for the kindness and the Times when you got tough and papa I don't think I said I love you near enough....I still miss him.
Same here, im also 14 when we lost him, the thing is i grew up with my grandparents so i didnt spent time with him that much, i regret it
Gene NairdA same here but i am 17 back then im 26 now..
My dad taught me to play guitar when I was in 9th grade. We used to play and sing together. God, I miss those times. I am now 64 and he passed in 2017 at 93..... I haven't played in a few years and just started back...
I miss you Daddy.....💕🎸🎶🎵🎶 Thanks to you and Mom I've always had the gift of music. RIP Mom and Dad ....I miss you more than words can say.. can't stop the tears right now.
Pure honesty of love and raw emotion. Very difficult to make it through without crying.
bonzelite makez me happy and no sadness al gone
Really love this guy and his music. Died to young
Dan, David Crosby and Stephen Stills are the reason why I spent a lotta money on a Martin J-40.
Now, if only I could play it like they can.
I love playing this song...my dad taught me guitar ( a little ) he was great I wished I learned sooner, now he's gone and this song fits me ...love you Dan ! Incredible performance...
You Sir are deeply missed. Thank you for all the beautiful music and memories! From a big fan in Castle Rock Colorado.
Brings me memories of my first days living in America... Thanks Dan!