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When did Dan Fogelberg pass away?
December 16, 2007Dan Fogelberg / Date of death
Fogelberg was just 56 years old when he died after a battle with prostate cancer, at his Deer Isle, Maine, home, on December 16th, 2007 , 10 years ago this Saturday.
Was Dan Fogelberg’s dad a band leader?
Thirty-five years ago, Dan Fogelberg released a song entitled “Leader of the Band” as a tribute to his father who was, professionally, a music teacher and actual leader of a college marching band.
What is the leader of the marching band called?
band director
The drum major is the leader of the marching band during rehearsals and in performance. His/her job is to carry- out the instructions of the band director and other instructional staff regarding what needs to be done with the band.
Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne on Hogmanay?
Auld Lang Syne. Singing the song on Hogmanay or New Year’s Eve very quickly became a Scots custom that soon spread to other parts of the British Isles. As Scots (not to mention English, Welsh and Irish people) emigrated around the world, they took the song with them.
What song has the Auld Lang Syne melody in it?
Songwriter George M. Cohan quotes the first line of the “Auld Lang Syne” melody in the second to last line of the chorus of You’re a Grand Old Flag. It is plain from the lyrics that this is deliberate; the melody is identical except the first syllable of the word “forgot”.
How many times has Auld Lang Syne been recorded?
As a standard in music, “Auld Lang Syne” has been recorded many times, in every conceivable style, by many artists, both well-known and obscure. Susan Rennie (ed.). “Robert Burns – Auld Lang Syne”. “The History and Words of Auld Lang Syne”. Mischa Honeck: Our Frontier Is the World: The Boy Scouts in the Age of American Ascendancy.
Did Beethoven write Auld Lang Syne?
Beethoven wrote an arrangement of Auld Lang Syne (WoO 156/11) in the original brisk strathspey rhythm, published as part of his 12 Scottish Folksongs (1814). In 1855, different words were written for the Auld Lang Syne tune by Albert Laighton and titled, “Song of the Old Folks.”