Legendary singer/songwriter dies at 76

Dave Loggins, a Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter who wrote songs for some of the biggest names in music, has died, according to multiple reports.

He was 76. The cause of death was not disclosed.

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As a singer, Loggins was best known for his 1974 hit “Please Come to Boston,” which reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. It was the first of his four Grammy nominations.

He is also known for “Augusta,” the theme song of the Masters golf tournament.

Although he was a talented singer, Billboard called him “one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation.”

The site noted that Loggins wrote for the likes of Johnny Cash, Roby Keith, Wynonna Judd, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson.

“I just learned of the passing of Dave Loggins,” Lee Greenwood wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Dave was an incredible singer, guitarist and writer. It was his music that drew me to Nashville, Tennessee in 1979. Dave was from Bristol, Tennessee, but he made the world aware of who he was through the songs he wrote and sang. We will miss his great talent, but his songs will live forever. We send prayers to the Loggins family for healing and comfort. I am the Tennessee man’s biggest fan.”