John suters mill dan fogelberg biography
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Dan Fogelberg
Sadly, we lost Dan Fogelberg on December 16 in 2007 after he fought a battle with prostate cancer. Fogelberg grew up in Peoria and went to the University of Illinois. Here’s his Illinois roots story:
Dan Fogelberg grew up in Peoria, Illinois. During his high school years, he first played with a group called The Clan. When they broke up, another local band lured Dan to join them called The Coachmen. Up to that time, The Coachmen were copping the British persona, uniformed with long coats and ruffled shirts doing “Gloria”, “Wild Thing” and “Louie, Louie”.
Once Fogelberg joined, their image changed. The Beatles had just returned from India, and Nehru coats became the style. As keyboardist John Floyd tells the story, “The band was doing renditions of The Beatles ‘Sgt. Pepper’ and ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ material, along with Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Purple Haze’ with Fogelberg throwing flowers to the crowd through the strobe lights.” But, Floyd continues, “Dan was bored wit
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John Sutter
Swiss pionjär of California
For his son, see John Augustus Sutter Jr.
John Sutter | |
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Sutter c. 1850 | |
| Born | Johann August Sutter (1803-02-23)February 23, 1803 Kandern, Margraviate of Baden, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | June 18, 1880(1880-06-18) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Moravian Cemetery Lititz, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Pioneer, businessman, landowner |
| Known for | Founder of Sutter's Fort |
| Spouse | Annette Dubeld (m. 1826) |
| Children | 5, including John Augustus Sutter Jr. |
John Augustus Sutter (February 23, 1803 – June 18, 1880), born Johann August Sutter and known in Spanish as Don Juan Sutter,[1][2] was a Swiss immigrant who became a Mexican and later an American citizen, known for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, California, the state's capital. His employee James W. Marshall discovered gold, lead
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Believe In Me
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Bones in The Sky
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Dancing Shoes
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Empty Cages
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Ever On
May the trail rise up to meet you May your heart
Forefathers
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Go Down Easy
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Hard To Say
Lucky at love? Well, maybe so There's still a lot
Heart Hotels
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Illinois
Dusty day dawning Three hours late Open the curtains And let the rest
Longer
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Make Love Stay
Now that we love Now that the lonely nights are over How
Missing You
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