David Allen Loggins (November 10, 1947 – July 10, 2024) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his 1974 hit single "
Please Come to Boston" as well as his 1984 duet with
Anne Murray, "
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do".
Musical career
Loggins wrote his 1974 song composition "
Please Come to Boston", which was a No. 5 on the pop chart (No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart) in the U.S.
He also wrote the song "
Pieces of April" for the band
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sn ...
, which was a top 20 success in 1973. He had written songs for
Jimmy Buffett (Buffett's "
Come Monday" was bumped from the charts by "Please Come to Boston" in late July 1974),
Tanya Tucker,
Restless Heart
Restless Heart was an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band's longest-tenured lineup consisted of Larry Stewart (singer), Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dav ...
,
Wynonna Judd,
Reba McEntire,
Gary Morris,
Billy Ray Cyrus,
Alabama
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,
Toby Keith,
Don Williams
Donald Ray Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing p ...
, and
Crystal Gayle. Loggins wrote the number one hits "Morning Desire" by
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...
and "You Make Me Want To Make You Mine" by
Juice Newton.
During 1984, he recorded "
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," a duet with
Anne Murray, which scored number one on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles chart. Loggins and Murray were named Vocal Duo of the Year at the
CMA Awards during 1985. One of Loggins' most famous musical compositions is "Augusta," which he wrote while visiting the
Augusta National Golf Club in 1981. The same year, CBS began using the song at the
Masters Golf Tournament as the theme song for its coverage each year. In 1982,
David Lasley released a cover version of Loggins’ “
If I Had My Wish Tonight”, originally released by Loggins in 1979.
In 1995, Loggins was inducted to the
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Personal life and death
David Allen Loggins was born on November 10, 1947 in
Mountain City, Tennessee. Before becoming a musician, Loggins was employed as a
draftsman and as an insurance salesman.
His second cousin,
Kenny Loggins, is also a singer-songwriter.
Loggins died in
Nashville
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
on July 10, 2024, at the age of 76.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Guest singles
References
External links
Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame Profile
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1947 births
2024 deaths
American country songwriters
American male songwriters
East Tennessee State University alumni
Epic Records artists
Kenny Loggins
Music of East Tennessee
Music of Johnson County, Tennessee
People from Mountain City, Tennessee
Vanguard Records artists