Dan and Jean- We pray for you both.  Good luck with this path.  Thank you for your beautiful music. ~ Doreen and Mark

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I first saw you perform in the early seventies, with the Eagles, at Rich Stadium near
Buffalo, N.Y.. I've been a fan ever since. Being about the same age as yourself, I often feel that the life you've felt through your music has run parallel to mine. (I would guess that most long time Fogelberg fans feel this way.)  Some times "I feel like I'm swimming straight up underwater, desperately racing for air". I suppose that as we get older we realize that life is a struggle, and not the party that it was in our youth.  Every breath becomes a blessing.

I've always felt that the criteria for those who are truly talented is the ability to write, play, and sing their own songs.  In these days of fly by night performers, with virtually no talent, not many meet the criteria.  You, however, have done so for over 30 yrs. and for this, I believe that many of us consider you to be a national treasure. Godspeed to a full recovery.  ~ Don, New York

Mr Fogelberg,  I was very sad to find out about your cancer. I always wanted to see you in concert. You need to see
out there beyond the horizon because everyday modern medical technology is always coming up with something to prolong people's lives with diseases and cancer. If you keep a positive attitude and look at every day as I know I will beat this cancer you will. If there is a will there is a way. Your song "Leader of the Band" makes me come to tears every time I hear that. My father was killed in helicopter accident over 5 years ago and every time I hear your song it makes me think about my dad and how he tried keeping our whole family together. I have grown up with you music since I heard your song " Same Old Lang Syne." May God be with you and your family during this trying time. Your Longtime Fan ~ Kelly Doyle

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I ditto the sentiment "your music has been the soundtrack to most of the best moments of my life."  I am sitting at my computer, listening to The Innocent Age album...on its original vinyl...the way music was intended to be heard...well...OK...so I was born in the mid-60's.  I am thrilled because I am playing it on one of those USB turntables so I can record it onto my PC and then listen to it in the car.  I just wanted you to know that of all the albums I have, when I got this USB turntable home and installed the software...your album was the one I reached for first.  The Innocent Age is STILL a great album...over 25 years later!   You will continue to rock on in our house!   "High Country Snows" is next!  Best wishes! ~ Paul from New Jersey

Dan, I just revisited your music and once again found so much inspiration and pleasure. I looked on your site to see if you'd be touring, and then found this message, that you're battling cancer. Love and prayers to you and your family, may we see a healthy return to the music scene. I grew up listening to your music, was a teenager in the 70s, and still feel that you're one of the best singer/songwriters ever. Love ~ Nancy P., Owings Mills, MD

Dear Dan,  I am moved to write - as I was first "turned on" to your music by my older sister (she's 50) and I am 43 - she was SO in love with you and your music I could not do anything but feel the same - I don't ever write anyone but felt compelled once realizing that you are suffering from a serious illness.  I just want to sincerely which you ALL the best and wanted you to know how much your music not only meant to me - but how much it helped heal my once dysfunctional family - many, many (30) years ago. It also helped cement my relationship with my older sister. God Bless and hopefully - someday I can meet you and thank you properly. Sincerely ~ Sharalea (Shar) DeLong, Mpls, MN 

Dear Dan, Jean and Family, I clicked on your website hoping for news of a concert tour close enough for me to attend but instead  I'm deeply saddened to hear of your illness. So many of your songs bring instant memories to mind. They remind  me of home and some of my happiest and most carefree days, of young love and warm summer nights.  I wish that I could return the joy you have given me through your music.  May  you have a very speedy recovery and I'll  be waiting in anticipation of your next cd with the theme of conquering this latest obstacle.  I know you can do it!  You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. Take Care My Friend ~ April Bates

Dear Dan and Jean, Once again I wish to send love and prayers to you.  God promises that when two or more are together to answer our prayers.  I pray that you are well on the road to recovery, and out and able to enjoy your sailboat.  Thank you is not adequate for all the joy your music has brought to me.  I first fell in love with your ballads, but once I really began listening to all of your other music, I learned what a true musician and genius you are.  I don't even know how to explain that, but others have.  I've never had the experience of seeing you in concert but your records give us hours and hours of pleasure.  Even after over thirty years of writing music it still sounds fresh and beautiful.  I can't wait to see and hear what has been going through your mind during these healing months.  Whether you are painting, reading, writing, singing or just being there, we all hope you know how much we appreciate you and your music.  How sad the world would be without you.  Thank you again. Love ~ Kathy in the mountains of WV

Dan, I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful gift of your music, which has delighted, entertained, and inspired so many people over the years.  I have been a fan since the 70's when I first heard "Part of the Plan," and have almost all of your albums/CDs.

I also want to encourage you to hang in there in your fight against prostate cancer....it is definitely not a death sentence!  My father was diagnosed over 13 years ago, and was successfully treated with radiation (he is now 76).  It of course had some unpleasant side effects, but nothing he couldn't live with.  It did lower his platelet count, so he has had to watch that...but it can be increased by occasional doses of Prednisone as needed.   He has had PSA regularly tested every year; last year his levels were slightly elevated so they started him on Lupron Depot shots every 4 months, which are working
(although they give him hot flashes---I tell him now he knows what I've been going through the last few years!).   Please know that the thoughts and prayers of many people are with you, and that you are not alone in this fight! God bless! ~ Barbara S. Simmons, Mims, FL

Dear Dan, years ago I would put one of your albums on my stereo in my bedroom, turn off my lights and lay on my bed and just let the music go through me for hours at a time.  Of course I was in my early twenties so I had plenty of time to spare.  I see here on this site that there were so many others that you gave the same gift to.  You've been so very generous throughout your life with the sharing of your talents and so I would like to say to my knight in dreams of song that your music & words still reach me.  Much love to you and your loved ones.  I think I'll go close my eyes now & listen.

Dear Dan, Your music is a very meaningful part of my life and has been for over 30 years.  I send you my best thoughts for recovery.  A fan ~ P

Dan, I just heard of your situation via your web site. My friends and I have listened to your albums since the 70's and I
believe it is you that taught me how to harmonize.  We saw you in Seattle when you toured solo and it has always been a memorable concert. Please be strong and get well.

Dear Dan, I have been a fan of yours for over 30 years. No musician's music has touched me more deeply. Your album The Innocent Age was the soundtrack to my life from the day it was released. I still listen to it, nearly weekly. It is a monumental work of art that will live on and be fondly remembered for many decades to come. Your music makes me cry it's so beautiful. Not just the words, which are among the most heart-felt I've ever heard, but also the music. You've been an inspiration to me for over three decades. Words cannot express my gratitude to you. Thank you, Mr. Fogelberg. ~
Bill Murphy, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Dan, your music has been the soundtrack to most of the best moments of my life. There is no way to adequately thank you for such a profound gift, and although my motivation is partly selfish, I have to say it: be well - there is more to do. ~
Jane Conyers, Conyers, Georgia

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, You are one of the reasons why I am a Singer-Songwriter. Your music has  always been with me and I credit your  "Phoenix" album among the greatest I  have ever heard (among others like "Innocent Age"). When I visited your site and  found out about your illness, my heart sank. I lost my mom to cancer last  year and it made me think about what you said concerning the importance of  early detection and regular checkups.  I know that you will conquer this  disease and you will continue writing great music.I look forward to hearing your  next album. We Singer-Songwriters are a tough breed and I know that you are no exception. I look forward to the day when I meet you in person and tell you how 
much your artistry has meant to me throughout the years. I am also encouraged to  have myself checked out as you suggested especially since I am an African-American male in my forties. I will also make mention of this in my  website
for others to follow suit. You will always be one of my all-time  favorite artists.Take care and stay as strong as you are. From one of your biggest admirers ~ Byron Keith Taylor

I have always loved your music.  I own all your music.  I'm 52 now and  my first husband was a musician and played your music since we lived in Tucson in 1974.  I saw you sing in Columbia , MD  , and I had a seat 12th row. I fell in love.  You are the best!  My prayers are that you have the strength and courage to keep fighting. ~ Tricia Fallston, MD

Dan and Family,  I just heard of your cancer. I have been a fan since living in Nebraska many years ago. You are my High School Sweetheart! Things will get better. I listen to you all the time and miss you. My dad did pass from Prostate Cancer, but that was many years ago and times have changed!  My prayers are always with you, like a Souvenir.  Thank you for all your great music. Remember the mountains. Love you, miss you ~ Nancy in AZ

Dearest Daniel - I write to you from the Yukon... shouldering Alaska; the quintessential North.  Guess that makes me a foreigner.  I am 35 and discovered you in the early eighties when there wasn't really anything of  value to listen to on the airwaves. The ugly eighties that everyone had to endure. There were but a few selections of music that were transformational gems. In the eighties they still allowed us to listen to a few pieces of music from seventies artists who had depth.  And then there was 'Sutter's Mill'.  I  listen to that masterpiece every spring.  It reminds me as much of the Klondike Goldrush. I play it repeatedly, over & over for hours sometimes and open my door so the world can hear it. We live on a lake. Indeed music can echo on the water for miles. Wish you were with us!  When we are out sailing thoughts of you are evoked and how much you could teach us. I used to pray to some day see you in concert. Now I pray for your health and well being. Many concerts I have missed. All that matters is that you overcome. Your absolute peace of mind is all I care about.  I thank you for being who you are.  And your music. Your music.... ~ Shirly Ambrose

Having just heard of you struggle with PC, I was hit with such pain for you and your family. We also have someone battling advanced PC. He is 46 years old, so your strong wishes for all men to get a PSA test are indeed important. My husband and I are retired jockeys. My husband is also a talented guitar player. He learned "Run for the Roses" several years ago and we have sung it for all of our race track friends at one time or another. There are ALWAYS tears in the audience. What an incredible poet you are. You truly captured the essence of the race horse. My husband and I rode for a combined total of 38 years, so we definitely know race horses. We now own a thoroughbred training facility and still love what we do. God bless you in your fight. We will be praying every day. ~ Sherry from South Carolina

Dan: I can't believe that I didn't know about your cancer. I pray you have strength and healing. Your music has given me more hours of peace and contentment than almost any other singer. I've followed your career from Album No. 1 to the last. My only regret? I never saw you in concert. Remember, music lasts forever. Please know your fans care. Best wishes ~
Karen Freeman, McComb, MS

It is very hard to put in words what your  music has meant to me and my family. From the lyrics you so eloquently weave a story with to the example you set as a musician who stayed true to your music and did not compromise. From the moment I discovered your music in the 70's to now your songs have been the background music in my life. In 1983 my wife and I chose to have your song "Longer" performed as we lit our candles during the ceremony. You hold a very special place in our hearts and we have been every one of your performances in San Diego. My son is a musician and I always point to you as a person to model his career after. Dan, we continue to pray for you and lift you up to our most powerful God and we thank him for bringing to us such a talented and gifted storyteller, musician and artist. God be with you and we do hope to see you again in San Diego. Warmest Regards ~ Jaime Cuadra

Dear Dan, I, like thousands of others, have been touched by your music for the last 3 decades.  Thank you for sharing all of your talent with all of us. My husband has been listening with new enthusiasm to your music. He believes you are a genius but I already knew that. Thank you again. God's mercies are new every morning. ~ Teresa, used to be in Colorado, now in New York

Dan, you are such an inspiration to so many people, onstage and off.  Please know you are in the hearts and minds of those people who wish you only the best, radiant health and a positive outcome for your illness.  Thank you for all you have given us.

Dan, I have thought a lot about what your music means to the world. Your music planted a seed in my heart which has grown and spread. My 5th cd was just released and I feel as though I am a tender shoot that is growing off the vine of your inspiration. Please let us know how things are. I wish you the very best and hopes for a speedy recovery. ~ Carl Tosten

I am so sorry to hear about your health problems.  I have loved  your music like all of these other people that have left messages.  I also play the guitar and trying to imitate you has always brought me great joy although maybe not everyone listening. Haha.  I also admire the causes you stand for.  Hang in there.

Dan, You are in my thoughts and prayers.  I thank you for the many hours of heartfelt word and music I have listened to since my teenage years when I became a fan.  I pray you are doing well and please know that you are in the hearts and minds of many. ~ Stephanie Rudy

Thoughts and prayers for you for continuing strength and courage, Dan. Longer than there've been stars up in the Heavens. I loved your "Longer" lyrics and your other songs which brought me comfort and enjoyment in difficult times.  Now, your writings and your courage in your own time of challenge inspires me even more.

God bless you and your family. Your music is an inspiration to millions. Hope in time you will get the calling to write music again!!!

Dan, I can't believe what I just read. I am sitting here with goosebumps. Last night something made me think of one of your pieces from your Souvenirs album. So I pulled out a Video tape of a concert and thoroughly enjoyed it, again. I think I enjoyed it even more so than I had in the early 90's. I sang along with ALL of your pieces, what fun it was. You are truly an artist! So musical! I started listening to you in 1977, I believe it was. My boyfriend at that time introduced me to your music and you have gone through life with me, until about 10 years ago, although I don't know why. Occasionally, I still pull out my Souvenirs and Nether Lands piano books and give it a whirl. Your ballads go right to my heart. I had forgotten how you play the blues. Wow. Please let Mother Earth guide you through this difficult time and know how much you are loved! ~ Peggy Brickert, San Gabriel, CA

Dear Mr. Fogelberg, I was looking for a way to contact you through an email when I found  your web site.  I was surprised to read of your situation with your  PC.  I will pray to GOD for healing, healthy, empowerment, positivity,  and strength for you and your family.
 
The original reason for my correspondence was to thank you.  Back in  the day when you wrote "Leader of the Band", it so touched my very being that I  knew one day I would dedicate it to my own father when he was finally called  back home.  Well, that day finally arrived on Sunday, August 19,  2007.  He reached 91 years of age on May 7 of this year, and he passed  away peacefully in his sleep of natural causes. What made your words so deeply felt in me all those many years ago was  my dad had been a gifted musician all his life.  He entertained  audiences while playing either in bands or an orchestra up to the time  of his passing.  He played the stand-up bass, bass guitar, and  acoustic guitar, as well as repaired various instruments (i.e.; keyed, stringed,  & wind instruments).  He played and enjoyed the big band sound,  swing, R&B, jazz, all sorts of music, and he taught me  well what real music is all about.
 
So, you see the words you wrote about your dad were the way of  my father, and the feelings you felt for your dad are the feelings I have for my  dad.  All the lessons, all the sentiment, are the same for me for my  dad.  I played "Leader of the Band" and sang it over and over,  and it has comforted me no end.  Thank you, Mr. Fogelberg, for your gifts  of lyric and music. GOD bless you always, and I will keep you in my prayers.  You are  truly a treasure sent here on earth from GOD in heaven. Sincerely, ~ Annette from New York

Be strong, Dan.  Your music took me through two chemo protocols and allowed me to forget, for a few minutes, what a lousy hand I perceived that I had been dealt.  I continue to live with errant protoplasm and the living legacy of you and your important contribution to the world.  We Leos are tough as nails.  May you sail on. ~ Pat Imbres, Greenwich, Connecticut

Dan,  I have been a fan of your music since I was 14 in 1979, when I discovered your Souvenirs LP. Shortly after that I bought a copy of Nether Lands and Captured Angel, needless to say I have enjoyed every release after that. I, like the hundreds of thousands before me, that have emailed you to tell you how your music has affected and changed their lives, felt the need to do the same. So thank you for your beautiful music. It is the inspiration for the love and compassion that became my perspective on how to look at life and live. Thank you Brother.
   
I also wanted to send smiles,hugs and love to you and your family in this time. You all are in my heart and prayers and I truly hope this email finds you healthier and stronger. I also hope that your treatments are able to keep the cancer in remission until it can be removed without a trace. Thank you for being here,.shining your light, your music and your gift. We love you. Get well soon brother. Love ~ Brandon

I hope that you are doing well.  No news on the websites.  So I am hoping that no news is good news. I so enjoy your music and wish that you would make more!  With my love and best wishes ~ Venita

Dear Dan, Jean and everyone touched by the two of you.  It is truly a rough time.  I did read through all of the notes before mine.  You have touched a lot of people with your music for so long.  Because of that wonderful music, you can never truly die.  Having had family members "in the business" at many different levels, I know that for a fact that the music never dies.  We will all get to hear music even in heaven. God bless you and remember "The Lord is your Shepherd..." ~ Kim from CT

Dear Dan, I am a few years younger than you and didn't begin listening to your music until about 1976 when I friend introduced me to Nether Lands.  From the very beginning, I always felt some soulful connection with your music and with you.  I grew up in Colorado and the sense of majesty, beauty, and wonder that emerges from your music always reflected the way I felt living in Colorado.  I have also continued to chew on The Innocent Age all these years as the psychological and spiritual depth has continued to settle into my soul. I am now a pastor and I get teased by how often I quote your lyrics in my sermons.  I think you are becoming the 5th gospel (embarrassing, I know!)

I was very sorry to hear about your prostate cancer.  Having worked with hospice patients, I have a selfish hope that you will capture in song and lyrics the lessons, the wisdom, and the sublime nature of this time.  But, more importantly just know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and Jean and I am just incredibly thankful for everything you have already
shared. ~ Rev. Brian Heron, Portland,OR

Dear Dan, I heard your Nether Lands album when visiting friends in Leadville Colorado in the late 70's.  I was totally blown away.  I'm still amazed at how fantastic your lyrics and singing brings me back to Colorado and I just want you to know that your music has truly touched the lives of thousands.  You revive the heart and soul.  May your fight with cancer be victorious.  Child of the 70's  ~ Paul Rehbein

Dear Dan, For years my husband and I had been big fans of your music.  The other day I was thinking of you and when I put on one of your records (Yes, still vinyl, much to the chagrin of our grown children.  Guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.) We wondered if you were still performing.

So I went to Google.  I was taken back and saddened to hear of your bout with prostate cancer. Please know that you and your wife will be in my family & my students' (my second grade class) prayers.  May God grant you and your family the peace, strength and courage to bear the burden that has been put upon you. I will also be praying to my patron saint, Saint Jude.  He is the saint of hopeless cases and has been my family's savior more than once. My brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 16.  In his remaining teen years and young adulthood, he had ended up in the emergency ward of hospitals more times than I care to mention.  One of these times,  he was given last rites by a Catholic priest because he was thought to be near death. I stood nearby praying feverishly to St. Jude, but at that moment when I had lost all hope and started to cry, Andy awakened to ask "What the %#$*^% ?"  He lived to be 46, much better than the prediction of one of his doctors, who had said he would not live to see 30. I still believe that this fact was due to St. Jude. I named my first son after St. Jude and still have a strong belief in his ability to heal.  I don't want to sound preachy here, just to assure you that for all the years of happiness that your songs brought me I feel this is the least I can do.  Peace and prayers ~ Mary Purtell, Flushing, New York

I was saddened to hear the news of your struggle, but believe that faith and love are powerful tools to overcome adverse things life has to bring.  Your music and the meaningful lyrics have been instilled in many hearts and you have shared with us the meaning of love in every way.  I saw you at the Fox Theater in St. Louis in 1995 and was one of the BEST concerts and so moving.  Your strong message of early screening for the detection of prostate cancer is very much commended and will impact many. Thank you, dear talented friend, and my prayers are with you. God Bless. ~ Rhonda W., Godfrey, Illinois