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Singer Dave Loggins Dies At 76

Dave Loggins is known for many things, including two #1s by Alabama: Roll On and Forty Hour Week. But this one may be his biggest hit:



A tradition unlike any other.
 
Always wondered why his singing career never took off after "Please Come to Boston" was such a smash. Too pop for country, and too country for pop? Or did he just prefer the songwriter life?
 
CTListener said:
Always wondered why his singing career never took off after "Please Come to Boston" was such a smash. Too pop for country, and too country for pop? Or did he just prefer the songwriter life?
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My take is the latter. Because he was a sought-after writer. Keep in mind songwriters are the only ones who get paid from radio. It can be a great life if you don't really crave the spotlight. His only #1 was in country, and after that, he wrote #1s for other country singers. In the early 80s, with artists like Crystal Gayle and Eddie Rabbit, it was hard to be too pop for country. The stories I've heard is that he was a bit of a private guy who avoided attention.
 
I am reminded of how the late Dan Ingram (WABC, New York) used to play "Please Come To Boston" by saying something like "Let's all go up to Boston to help out Frank Kingston Smith." A radio inside joke that most listeners never got.

There are many artists who, like Dave Loggins, who may be known for one or two songs, but later become songwriters, producers, or engineers.
 
Don't forget the influence of Loggins and Messina as a duo in the 1970s. "Watching the River Run" was one of my favorite album cuts to play on some stations I've worked at over the years.
 
Ed Nielson said:
I am reminded of how the late Dan Ingram (WABC, New York) used to play "Please Come To Boston" by saying something like "Let's all go up to Boston to help out Frank Kingston Smith." A radio inside joke that most listeners never got.

There are many artists who, like Dave Loggins, who may be known for one or two songs, but later become songwriters, producers, or engineers.
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Ironically "Please Come to Boston" is really a song about Tennessee.
 
CTListener said:
Wrong Loggins. You're thinking of Kenny Loggins, who is related to Dave as a second cousin.
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And Kenny Loggins wrote the theme to “CaddyShack,” about as far removed from Augusta, Carl Spackler winning the green jacket in his dreams aside, as one can get.
 
TheBigA said:
My take is the latter. Because he was a sought-after writer. Keep in mind songwriters are we the only ones who get paid from radio. It can be a great life if you don't really crave the spotlight. His only #1 was in country, and after that, he wrote #1s for other country singers. In the early 80s, with artists like Crystal Gayle and Eddie Rabbit, it was hard to be too pop for country. The stories I've heard is that he was a bit of a private guy who avoided attention.
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I personally know several songwriters and authors who live in the San Juan Islands of WA (Including a few stars) who come for the remote quietness. It's the best place for letting one's imagination wander.
 
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