Dan Fogelberg Tribute

I've seen the bottom
And I've been on top
But mostly I've lived in between"
My sister wrote this in her senior yearbook. She was 18 and it was 1978. I was 21 and about two years into Dan Fogelberg's music. That was how my family lived.
The first four albums were and remain masterpieces. His music became part of the soundtrack of my life at that time and will always be a special part of my rock n' roll soul. Nights as we sang along when were kids, sometimes at the top of our lungs, feeling a part of someone and something so special."Well it looks like you're gonna have to see me again ...ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS!
Though I did drift from the later efforts when the hits were made, it was "The Leader of the Band" that I concluded my father's eulogy with in 1994. The words were so appropos and it seemed that Fogelberg's affection for his father were quite in line with my sentiments for my dad..
We were all blessed that he chose to share his talents with us and his music will always follow me wherever I go.