Dave Loggins Death: Singer and Songwriter dies at the age of 76

Singer and songwriter Dave Loggins has died at the age of 76.

Loggins, known for the 1974 chart hit Please come to Bostondied at Alive Hospice in Nashville; a cause of death was not given.

The artist was the second cousin of pop star Kenny Loggins and had a great career as a singer, but also wrote songs for other country musicians.

He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995 after writing a highly successful sports song.

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In 1982, Loggins wrote the title song, Augusta- for the Augusta Masters golf tournament; it has been in use ever since.

According to an obituary in The TennesseanThe melody is “the longest-running sports theme in history.”

Loggins’ biggest hit Please come to Boston, The song is about a long-distance relationship and was a huge hit, reaching number one on the Easy Listening charts and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.

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The song earned Loggins a nomination for Best Male Pop Performance at the Grammys, and he was later nominated for three more awards.

Loggins released five albums and 13 songs in the 1970s, but less successfully than Please come to Boston.

In the 80s, he and his partner Anna Murray had renewed success with the song Nobody loves me like you.

The CBS Soap opera As the world turns recorded the song and the couple sang it on the show.

It peaked at number one on Billboard’s country charts and number one on the Hot AC charts before being covered by a young Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson.

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According to his obituary in The Tennessean, Murray and Loggins were the first unsigned artists to win a Country Music Award, as Vocal Duo of the Year.

Loggins continued to make his own music and write songs for other artists. He is survived by three sons, Quinn Loggins, Kyle Loggins and Dylan Loggins, and his grandson Braxton Loggins.

At Loggins’ request, there will be no funeral. Instead, donations can be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville, which cared for him.

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