Dan, I have been a lifelong fan and am so thankful for the great new of your continuing healing.  I can't tell you (very well) how your music has influenced me over the years.  Every song brings with it a memory of amazing times in my life that you will always be a part of.  I pray for your continued good health and hopefully you will return to the stage, knowing that your friends will be there to support you.   Warmest wishes... ~ Marie

I am as deeply saddened,  Mr. Fogelberg,  that  a course of the natural world is interfering with the depth of the music that I have found  in your purpose,  your song,  your view of the living set in key notes and rhymes,  and what I consider beautiful harmonic settings.   I will have been true to my heart if I  had told you at the end of my days that I am blessed to have heard you,  been introduced to you yet by your song,  your presentation.  Loving, heartfelt message of comfort~    Marybeth Hurt

Dan, You took me through my college years and now through my forties.  I'm  still spinning your music (lol) and my prayers for your good health  continue.  God bless you and your family. ~ Becky

I've had your CDs playing all afternoon.  Listening to your music always renews my spirit.  My fantasy for today is that you are sitting looking out on a snowy landscape and playing around with a new song that I may someday hear.  As a devoted fan, I continue to pray that you will be totally cured and have a long and happy life.  I don't think I've ever seen you look happier than in the picture you posted on your web site at Christmas.  I hope your health is good and you are as happy as you look in that picture.  Take care of yourself.  ~ Linda B.

Dear Dan, I'm writing for a couple of reasons:  one, to wish you well in  your recovery and send you my thoughts and prayers.  And two, (and  hopefully this won't be too lengthy) to tell you how your music played a part in  my brother's life.  My older brother, Lon died in 1981 at the age of  19.  What he thought was a bad cold, turned out to be cardiomyopathy,  a virus that basically attacks your heart muscle, requiring a heart  transplant.  He was diagnosed in April 1981 and died in July 1981, while  waiting for a heart.  He was so courageous during the time he spent in the  hospital - not once did I hear him complain. Growing up in Littleton, Colorado, Lon was an avid skiier, artist,  photographer, singer/ songwriter, and guitarist.  He had most of your  songbooks and albums.  He and his friend sang and played "Heart  Hotels" on guitar during his high school talent show.  He had the artistic  creativity that the rest of our family did not.  While most of my  family went on to have careers in business, he wasn't one to be stuck in a  "desk job".   At one point, his doctor recommended that he take  business courses in college, since he may be in a wheelchair due to his  illness, something that I can't imagine him doing.  I know that it's not  uncommon for people who have lost loved ones to move them to a type of  "saint status", but I truly believe that he was one in a million - always  looking out for others - there was a just a warm and comforting calmness about  him.  My parents and sister and I found out things that he had done for
his  friends after he died that he was too modest to mention. Lon's high school choir teacher sang "Nether Lands" at his funeral - it was  standing room only at the church.  Since I was just 14 at the time,  I didn't realize the significance of the lyrics that I do now.  It's  almost like you wrote the song about Lon standing in a fork in the road,  deciding which way to go.  I often think that Lon was too good for this  world, and I truly believe that he is in a better place.
 
As a busy mother of two small children, I rarely sit down and play the  piano anymore.  But on Christmas day, I sat down to play "Nether Lands"  from Lon's songbook.  I can barely read music anymore since I don't play  much, but for some reason, I can play "Nether Lands".  It's a song that  will always remind me of my brother.  So, I just want you to know how  reassuring and inspiring that song is to me.  Although I miss my brother  very much, I know that he's looking down on me and is a special guardian angel  to my kids.  Thank you for your music -  I'm sending thoughts for  good health and happiness to you and your wife. Warm regards ~ Lesli Dumler
Highlands Ranch, CO

Dan, I am very happy to hear the good news on your recovery. Your music continues to inspire me . I will never forget the times you played with the band in Santa Fe, and to know you was the icing on the cake. Live a long and prosperous life my amigo...can't wait to hear you play again. ~ Will Bell

Dan, In this life we will never know why some things happen.  We can only observe them, hoping and praying that the worst things won't happen to those we love.  I was looking up a song in your discography and just happened to click on the news link, finding the shocking news of your medical condition. My parents always told me that life is not fair, but what has been happening to you just seems incredibly mean.  Your music, with its strong emotional content, loving, yet intelligent lyrics, and singability has never been duplicated.  Songs like "Wysteria" and "The River" from your beginning times, all the way to your very latest compositions connect for me in ways that I cannot express.  You have a deep soul.  Though we've never met, and I always seemed to be 200 miles away from your nearest concert, I've counted you as a friend that sometimes understood me better than I understood myself, ever since that first time I heard "Wysteria", at 2:30 a.m. on WZZQ 102.9 FM in Jackson, MS while attempting to fall asleep at a friend's house in the fall of 1972.  The lyrics were so haunting that I woke up and was not able to return to sleep that day.  I bought Home Free as soon as the record store opened that day - literally memorizing the entire album.  No other artist comes close to that kind of impact on my life. Best wishes, strong faith and grace to take this one day at a time.  I'm a better person for having heard your music.  Thank you for listening to your muse and sharing your dreams with us. ~ Jim

Dan--WOW--good news at the end of the summer.  Your music has touched so many.  I don't know how people could get through college in the 70's without your words of inspiration.  I know all of us at the University of Georgia adored your work and would go to see you if you were anywhere in the vicinity.  My family and I are now living in Colorado, a dream come true for me.  The mountains are so healing in their beauty--there's no other place on earth to get so close to heaven.  I will continue to pray for the total healing of your body.  I know you and Jean must be cherishing every moment--so cheers to you both. We'd love to see you  in Winter Park.  It's a special place.  I'm still holding out to see you again at Red Rocks--maybe before I go to the other side--I'm thinking we all have at least 40 more years and maybe you can schedule one more if you are so lead.--What a celebration that would be! ~ Laura Meredith- Fraser, CO

Since a young girl of 14, listening to friends strum your tunes on their guitars, I have been mesmerized by your music and soulful lyrics.  I was sorry to read of your ongoing ordeal and am glad to see you are keeping an upbeat attitude (pun intended!).  I dare say this experience, described by you as illuminating, will inspire further masterpieces.  We haven't seen the last of your touring yet!  We had the incredible experience of hearing you twice in Red Rocks, while we lived in Colorado.  Your music continues to soothe, inspire, and challenge our inner sensibilities.  May our wishes for your recovery provide you some of the same.  It's the least I, as a huge fan, can do after you've given so much! Sincerely ~ Diane Powell, New York

Dan, I continue to pray for you and your family that complete healing would be yours in the near future. You are never out of my thoughts and prayers. Your music continues to inspire me and hold me in awe like no other. Take good care my dear friend. Sincerely ~ Greg Tuttle, M. D., Chapel Hill/Durham, NC

Mr. Fogelberg,  I can't believe I am sending this to you. What an honor. I have listened to your music  28 years. And have attended many concerts, growing up in the Los Angeles  area,  I  even saw you in Portland Or. You are simply THE BEST !  Good Luck and God Bless ~ Terry de Waard

Dan and Jean,  As I am typing this, I'm trying to decide which of your  cd's to listen to! (Too difficult).  As an avid fan of thirty years and  counting, your music has not only inspired and touched my soul, it has made me  the person that I am today!  I, like thousands of others, continue to pray  for your rapid recovery and wish you both a wonderful New Year!  From your  friends in Florida, God Bless You. ~ Sandy and  Gary

Hello Dan, I hope you beat this thing, I'm sure you will and when you do come over to England I would love to see you perform, your records have been with me in my head from the day I first heard you sing in the late 70's. For me you are one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time. It is great to hear you are progressing well. All the very best and thank you ~ Dave Bray, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Dear Mr. Fogelberg: My message is one you have certainly heard countless times.  Simply put, I wanted to express to you what a great influence you have been in the development of a very deep appreciation of music that I have.  I am 41 years old.  As a young girl or adolescent, my older sister became a fan of yours.  We would listen to your albums tirelessly.  As I come from a long line of frustrated musicians, our listening was perhaps a bit more in depth than the average kid.  As a middle school piano player my sister acquired a book of your  music and I played and sang them for years, (for my breaks from Chopin and Beethoven) and still do.  Long story shortened, through the years and my music education, I keep returning to your music for nourishment and enjoyment.  I have a degree in music from the Hartt School in Connecticut and have been a music teacher for almost 20 years.  This spring I will have my HS Chorus sing, "To the Morning" in honor of you. Thank you so much for your work, soul, songs, and self.  I pray for your health. With deep appreciation ~  Callie D'Addio

I, along with others in my family are very happy for your status of this disease. I completely understand why returning to the stage or recording studio is not in the foreseeable future. If and when you do decide to return, know that we, your fans will welcome you back with open arms. In the meantime, I will keep playing the CD's that I have of you and enjoy what I have. Take Care ~ Beth, Pittsburgh PA

Dan, Hopefully this e-mail catches you feeling better each and every day. I just wanted to share with you one quick story. My 5 year old son, Brian (Jr.), has become quite the devotee of your music. It started with some tunes I used to sing to him when he was just a baby: "Sand & the Foam", "The Reach", "Only the Heart May Know"... This past Christmas, he became thoroughly attached to "Christ the King" from your Christmas album. Even with Christmas having past, I'm still obligated to keep that CD spinning in my car when we take our car rides to points unknown. There is no peace with that boy unless that song is playing. With that song, I think you may have one of those Christmas classics that ends up transcending Christmas traditions in a family for many generations.  Just wanted to send that on to you. I thank you for the tremendous work you've done and look forward to what may come from your pen and guitar in the years to come. Your music has been woven into the fabric of my life ever since....ever since, Tommy Kramer was quarterbacking the Vikings. Get well and stay well. Please accept my best wishes for the quickest and most total recovery on record. Very sincerely ~ Brian Allen

I am a fan of yours, and have been from the start of your career.  I am sending this note in hopes that it will find you in remission and feeling better.  Having lost a son at age 17 to non-Hodgkins lymphoma, I well know the kind of roller-coaster ride cancer and its treatment can cause.  Stay tough.  And tell Jean to do the same.  You WILL get through this!
~ Becky Garrett

Dan, Warmest wishes for you. You are an inspiration. I hope nothing but the best for you. ~ Donald Clark

Dan, we are so happy to hear that you are feeling much better. I need to have a prostate exam myself. I have an excellent musician friend in Tulsa who plays several of your songs in the clubs where he performs. Your songs are beautiful and you have a wonderful unique talent for songwriting. I gave your "Greetings from the West" dvd to my cousin for Christmas and he loves it. If you ever get back to Houston to perform I will be on the front row. God Bless. ~ Austin Brown

Dan -What wonderful news! I am a fan, always have been and always will be. Keep up the positive and thanks for the "sermon".  God Bless ~ Dale

The last time I posted on this site was on your birthday, Dan. Today it's my birthday, and I wanted you know that I chose several DF CDs from my collection to brighten my day. Driving in to work I was jamming on Twin Sons and The Innocent Age. Right now, I'm at work with Nether Lands loaded in my iTunes and keeping me happy on the job. Continued good health to you, Dan, and best wishes to both you and Jean. I just wanted to say again how much your music continues to brighten my life. I couldn't think of a better soundtrack for my birthday! ~ Diane Hughes -- Nashville, TN

Hi Dan,  My husband bought me an mp3 player for Christmas this year and I just wanted you to know that of all the cds I own, your collection was transferred onto it first.  So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.  I lost my childhood friend this past year - the one who introduced me to your music.  I hope they play Nether Lands for her in heaven, I miss her.  Stay strong and come back to us soon.  Best wishes. ~ Lauren Conte, Granger, Indiana

Dan, as a person who has loved your music since first hearing the song "Nether Lands" on my college radio station in Louisiana in 1977, I just wanted to send my very best regards your way.  You and Jean are in our thoughts and prayers, and I was happy to read the good news of the latest update.  My wife, Kathy, and I have been blessed to see you live at Red Rocks on a few occassions, and we often play your music while driving to some of our favorite camping, hiking or skiing spots in various parts of Colorado, but especially in the mighty San Juans.  (I've lived in Colo. Spgs. since '92)   I also travel down to Ouray a lot because my photography is in one of the galleries down there.  For a long time you have been one of the artists who best represents the good things (gifts) in life like love, compassion, nature, mountains, etc., and you do it more poetically than anyone I know.  Not to mention your acoustic guitar work that blends so incredibly well with your vocals and lyrics.  I just love it!  I love songs like "The Last Nail" and "The Wild Places", but I also love the bluegrass on "High Country Snows" (what visions of Colorado!) and the jazzy stuff done on the two albums with Tim Weisberg.  You have used your God given gifts extremely well, and you have shared your inner-most self so well that I feel as if you are a long time friend that I'm driving down the road with. Thank you for all you've shared over the years and for the wonderful gift of your art, your music.  May the Lord richly bless you and Jean in the coming days, months and years, and may we all (your friends and fans) be blessed by your music for many years to come!  My church small group will also keep you in our prayers. ~ Rob

Hi Dan,  My husband bought me an mp3 player for Christmas this year and I just wanted you to know that of all the cds I own, your collection was transferred onto it first.  So sorry to hear of the loss of your friend.  I lost my childhood friend this past year - the one who introduced me to your music.  I hope they play Nether Lands for her in heaven, I miss her.  Stay strong and come back to us soon.  Best wishes. ~ Lauren Conte, Granger, IN

Hi Dan, They say that you never forget your first. Well, you were my first. Concert, that is. I was 16 and what an experience. I have seen you numerous times since then and have always been blown away. I am 40 now and I feel like you have been a part of my life since I was a kid. I actually started listening to you through my sister , who by the way, has a towel that you wiped your face with from a concert in Princeton NJ in the 70's. My cousin has the glass that you used.  Crazy little things that we save. Well, I just wanted you to know that you have been in our prayers and thoughts and we HOPE that you do return to the concert stage one day. We will be there. Love and prayers ~ Jane Annunziata

Dear Dan and Jean, It's been about a month since I last wrote (de ja vu) but I check  in to the website daily for news or updated photos. Thanks for the Christmas  picture on the website! You both look wonderful and happy. Take care of  yourselves and enjoy the New Year! We would love to see you on tour again. ~ Alexia and David in Reno

Dan & family,  I have always been a fan and I have most of your cd's.  In fact, it was when I was on your website looking for the lyrics to the song "Blind to the Truth" which is so much like the way I think, that I saw that you had
prostate cancer.  I am so glad to see that you seem to be doing better. Although I am sad that you aren't planning on recording anymore, I completely understand.  Hopefully in the future when you are feeling absolutely wonderful (power of suggestion) you might think of recording again. I think you look wonderful, as always (sigh).  I have never written to a celebrity before but I felt that I must when I saw the message on your site.  Please know that you have fans who love you and your music and sincerely hope you feel better.  And also let's hope the ones in charge of our country don't stay 'blind to the truth' as they are now. ~ Brenda Ball

Hey ya!  I felt the same shock to the heart when I read about your cancer as I did when my mom was diagnosed with it five years ago.  Her outcome was the absolute best we could hope for (five years and counting...) and I wish the same for you.  For what feels like 100 years I've been a rabid fan.  Except for when real life intervened and I had to spend my fun time raising kids, working, and fighting with my husband.  Good times, all...  I think I missed some of those albums in between then and now...  I'm a relic from the 70s and remember stacking all your records on my record player, dragging my one working speaker into the bathroom, and blasting the volume loud enough so I could hear it through the shower noise.  I can only hope my girlies hold on to their favorite singer/songwriter for as long as I've been to you.  You are the best.  I wish you continued recovery and hope you beat the crap out of that cancer.  I'd love to see you at the Paramont here in soggy Seattle again.  But get well first.  All the way well.  I'll think good thoughts in the meantime.