A memorial to Dan Fogelberg will be erected at Riverfront Park in Peoria, Illinois.
The monument will feature three boulders etched with some of Fogelberg’s lyrics.Dan Fogelberg died on from prostate cancer on December 16, 2007. He was 56.
The singer/songwriter had a series of gold and platinum albums in the 70s and 80s including ‘Phoenix’ from 1979 that contained the no. 2 hit song ‘Longer’.
Fogelberg’s other hits include ‘Run For The Roses, ‘Leader of the Band’, ‘The Power of Gold’ and ‘Same Old Lang Syne’.
The memorial to Fogerberg is expected to be dedicated this year.
