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My upbringing made me think that real legitimate music is written, not heard

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Dan Fogelberg
Age: 56 †
Born: 1951
Born: August 13
Died: 2007
Died: December 17
Composer
Guitarist
Mandolinist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Peoria
Illinois
Daniel Grayling Fogelberg
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