Posted on 07/12/2024 6:59:54 AM PDT by Red Badger
Country singer and songwriter Dave Loggins passed away Wednesday in Nashville, according to the Tennessean.
The Grammy-nominated Hall of Fame singer-songwriter, known for his classic hit “Please Come To Boston,” passed away at the age of 76, according to the Tennessean. While the precise cause of death was not disclosed, it is known that Loggins was in hospice care at the time of his passing.
Born in Shady Valley, Tennessee, Loggins grew up in nearby Bristol before moving to Nashville, where he would forge a legendary career as one of music’s most prolific songwriters, the Tennessean stated. Over five decades, his catalog of songs enriched the repertoires of icons such as Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Don Williams, Johnny Cash, Toby Keith, Wynonna Judd, Alabama, Lee Greenwood, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Restless Heart, Kenny Rogers, and Willie Nelson.
In 1986, Loggins achieved a milestone by becoming the only unsigned artist to win a CMA award, which he received for his duet with Anne Murray, “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do.” His song “Augusta,” crafted as the theme for the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament, has the distinction of being the longest-running sports theme in history, the Tennessean added.
In keeping with his wishes, there will be no funeral services. The family requests that any donations in his memory be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville, according to the Tennessean.
Please Come to Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TedXFSUUboY
He was a cousin of Kenny Loggins.
Great tune!
That song brings back such good memories of the Summer of ‘74, just graduated high school, a great time in life.
Wait, who?
Rest In Peace, Dave.
I remember him and it.
RIP.
Dave Loggins was never a country singer. He had a #1 duet with Anne Murray in the 80’s on the country charts, but that doesn’t make him a country singer. Still, RIP Dave.
He was an artist.............
Great tune....sung by one of the greatest tenors in rock music...Chuck Negron.
https://youtu.be/Fd1rYLcteYg?si=M4UOwybbSsXcZazB
Dated a girl named April back in the day....................
Thanks. I was wondering. When I first saw “Loggins”, I assumed it was “Kenny”. Then I saw it was “Dave” and was wondering if there were any relation.
Lots of really sad people in Nashville today. He wrote and co-wrote many hits. His songwriting circle friends were going to record “Boston” as a present for him, he was bedridden for months, some kind of spinal stenosis type thing. Jim Messina was going to sing the lead vocal. Dave was going to sing just the first iconic line. I was asked to play the bass track. It didn’t come together fast enough.
I don’t think you can pidgin hole him as “country”. He wrote across several genres.
I would like to have heard that. Jim Messina is just incredible.
Love that song....
Damn.
So many great songs.
The Girl From Knoxville, A Touch Of Pennsylvania, Sister Mary Ryan
Rest In Peace
Did his Spirit of '76 promptly login at Logan?
RIP
I went to high school with a beautiful girl named April Dove.
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