Dave Loggins Dies: Grammy-Nominated Songwriter For ‘Please Come To Boston’ Was 76

Dave Loggins, the Grammy nominated Hall of Fame singer/songwriter best known for his 1974 hit, “Please Come To Boston,” died on July 10th at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 76 years old and no cause was given.

The song that made his career spent two weeks at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974, and one week atop the Billboard Easy Listening chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Male Pop Vocal performance. It was released in April 1974 as the first single from his album Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop) and was produced by Jerry Crutchfield.

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The three verses of the song contain a plea from the narrator to a woman whom he hopes will join him in Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles. Each verse reaches a sad conclusion: “She said, ‘No – boy would you come home to me.’”

The verses are also remembered for their concluding line – “I’m the number one fan of the man from Tennessee.”

Later, Loggins admitted, “The story is almost true, except there wasn’t anyone waiting. So I made her up.”

Loggins was born and raised in Tennessee. He moved to Nashville, and in that songwriter’s mecca, crafted hit songs for such artists as Three Dog Night, Joan Baez Don Williams, Johnny Cash, Toby Keith, Wynonna Judd, Alabama, Lee Greenwood, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Restless Heart, Kenny Rogers, and Willie Nelson, among others.

Loggins holds the record for being the only unsigned artist to win a CMA award for his performance with Anne Murray in 1986 for their duet, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do.

He also penned the song Augusta, the longest-running sports theme in history, for the Augusta Masters Golf Tournament.

Survivors include three sons, Quinn Loggins, Kyle Loggins, and Dylan Loggins, as well as his grandson, Braxton Loggins.

Per his request, there will be no funeral. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee.

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