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


Dave Loggins wrote hits for a galaxy of music stars, and scored a Top 5 hit himself.

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 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.

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