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Dave Loggins, ‘Please Come to Boston’ Singer and Masters Theme Composer, Dies at 76

Dave Loggins, the singer-songwriter behind the 1974 hit "Please Come to Boston," passed away on Wednesday at Alive Hospice in Nashville at 76.

Dave Loggins, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter best known for his 1974 hit “Please Come to Boston,” died Wednesday (July 10) at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He crafted five decades’ worth of hit songs for a long list of artists, including Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Toby Keith, Johnny Cash, Wynonna Judd, Smokey Robinson, Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, Tanya Tucker, Kenny Rogers, and Willie Nelson. He shared how he was influenced by the finger-picking style of artists like Donovan and recounted how he landed his first publishing deal at age 22 with Jerry Crutchfield at Capitol Records.

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