'70s singer Dave Loggins dies aged 76
Singer and songwriter Dave Loggins has died at 76.
Loggins, known for the 1974 chart-topper Please Come to Boston, died at Alive Hospice in Nashville; no cause of death was given.
The performer was the second cousin of pop star Kenny Loggins and thrived with a career as a singer, as well as writing songs for other country music artists.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995 after he wrote a hugely successful sporting tune.
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Dave Loggins topped charts in the '70s with Please Come to Boston. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
In 1982, Loggins wrote the theme song, Augusta, for golfing's Augusta Masters Golf Tournament; it has been used since.
According to an obituary in The Tennessean, the tune is "the longest-running sports theme in history."
Loggins' biggest hit Please Come to Boston, written about a long-distance relationship, was a massive success. It reached number one on the Easy Listening chart and fifth on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1974.
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The song earned Loggins a nomination for best pop male performance at the Grammys, and he would go on to be nominated for an additional three.
Loggins released five albums and 13 songs in the 1970s, though they were less successful than Please Come to Boston.
Loggins's music often found success in unconventional ways. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
In the '80s, he and his partner, Anna Murray, found success again in the song Nobody Loves Me Like You Do.
The CBS soap opera As the World Turns picked up the song, and the couple performed it on the show.
It landed number one on Billboard's country chart and number one on the Hot AC chart before being covered by a young Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson.
According to his Tennessean obituary, Murray and Loggins became the first unsigned artists to win a Country Music Award, taking home the vocal duo of the year award.
Loggins continued making his own music and writing songs for other artists. He is survived by three sons, Quinn Loggins, Kyle Loggins, and Dylan Loggins, as well as his grandson, Braxton Loggins.
Per Loggins' request, there will not be a funeral. Instead, donations may be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville, which cared for him.
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