Let me be clear, I have never met anyone who doesn’t love his voice...Get ready to discover the humble origins of Dan Fogelberg, a beloved artist who penned some of the most heartfelt songs ever recorded. Surprisingly, Dan’s journey began in the most unexpected of places: a frat house filled with drunken college kids. Like a scene out of Animal House! The story of how this intensely talented musician caught the attention of a future industry titan Irving Azoff, paving the way for a remarkable career that included ‘Longer’, one of the most popular love songs of the Rock Era. The song went to #1 on the AC charts and #2 on the pop charts just behind Queen and Pink Floyd. Up next we celebrate the 70s and 80s icon through interviews with the song’s producer Norbert Putnam and horn player Jerry Hay is NEXT on Professor of Rock.

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No matter the instrument he picked up, his talent shone through. With a gift for writing and singing, there seemed to be no limit to his musical abilities. Yet, when he was on the verge of turning 20, the late-great Dan Fogelberg found himself in the familiar plight of many aspiring artists: struggling to make money while searching for a way to get that big break. Yeah, back in 1970, Dan had that ‘hippie, free spirit,’ loafing around with long hair and moccasins with no day job. He had dropped out of the University of Illinois and was performing folk tunes at coffee houses in Champaign, Illinois.

Then one evening he was lying in bed when his girlfriend suddenly woke him out out of sound sleep and told him to hurry and get dressed. At first, Dan resisted, no doubt ticked off that she interrupted his sleep, but his girlfriend persisted. GET UP!! IrvingAzoff is at a bar in Champagne and he wants to hear you perform! GET UP NO! Begrudging, Dan got up, put on some clothes, and went with his girlfriend to a frat bar near the University of Illinois campus called….get this…Chances Are.. It was a Friday night, so the place was packed to the gills with drunken college students. Not the ideal place for Dan to impress the man who had the ingenuity and the power to catapult his…shall we say…less than spectacular career. Irving Azoff was also a college dropout, but he was building a robust business booking rock bands in the area, principally an upstart act named R-E-O Speedwagon.

Irving was far from the legendary artist manager & music mogul that he became, but he was on his way. Irving was the kind of connector that Dan needed to kindle his career. On that pivotal night, Dan played a solo set at Chance Are, with the frat kids spilling beer all over each other, but in spite of the revelry of the club, Dan’s talent was undeniable, and Irving was duly impressed...