{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leader of the Band: Remembering Dan Fogelberg with Stories and Insights from His Record Producer","description":"Dan Fogelberg\u2019s talent was apparent from an early age, and by the time he was 19, he had a recording contract with a major record label.  The man who would produce this young talent was Norbert Putnam, who was only about nine years Fogelberg\u2019s senior.  Together, these two worked on three of Fogelberg\u2019s albums, which would turn out to be some of the most important records in his career.   In an exclusive interview for this radio documentary, veteran journalist Robert Neil speaks with Putnam about creating the albums Home Free, Nether Lands and Phoenix. Included are stories about recording some of Fogelberg\u2019s most famous songs, including \u201cLonger,\u201d \u201cDancing Shoes,\u201d Netherlands,\u201d \u201cWishing on the Moon\u201d and others.   In this presentation you\u2019ll also learn how the man who wrote musical scores for The Outer Limits, a sci-fi television show, was instrumental in one of Fogelberg\u2019s albums. Just as important \u2013 if not more \u2013 was a 14-year-old girl, who let her important father know Fogelberg was a rising star.   The late Fogelberg, who died in 2007, was one of the most talented musicians Putnam says he\u2019d ever recorded, and he is currently working to produce a new tribute album that will feature numerous stars singing Fogelberg\u2019s songs.   The tribute album is just one of several projects focusing on Fogelberg this year, and his widow Jean Fogelberg is hoping those efforts, along with a petition of nearly 50,000 signatures, will help get Dan into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  (More info on that project can be found on the Facebook page @Induct Dan Fogelberg into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.)   Our thanks to Norbert Putnam for the hours and stories he shared, and to the very busy Jean Fogelberg, who put us in touch with Putnam. ","author_name":"Robert Neil Speaks with...","author_url":"http:\/\/www.OandFStudios.com","html":"