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THOMASTON, Maine , May 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A large and diverse selection of items from the Deer Isle, ME estate of late musician Dan Fogelberg (1951-2007) will be sold by Maine auction company, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, on June 28 , 29 & 30. "We are honored to have the opportunity to handle Fogelberg's amazing collections from his Maine home." Best known for hit songs like, "Same Old Lang Syne," "Leader of the Band," "Longer," and the Kentucky Derby theme, "Run for the Roses.
" Fogelberg was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who performed a one-man show at Carnegie Hall when he was 27. With seven platinum albums to his name, he was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, the Red Rocks Performers Hall of Fame, and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017 for his contributions to the music industry. "The Reach," his song about life and lobstering on the coast of Maine , is a local radio staple.
Thomaston Place owner and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux said: "We are honored to have the opportunity to handle Fogelberg's amazing collections from his Maine home." Fogelberg's wife Jean noted: "Dan's taste in art was as diverse and eclectic as his taste in music and he collected from all over the country. As an art major at the University of Illinois , he studied American and European masters and their techniques.
After his first hit records, he left Los Angeles for a ranch in Colorado and became immersed in the western and Native American cultures o.
