Everyday Creation
Everyday Creation is about purpose, awe and good vibrations. The show's title refers to three types of creation: The ways we express ourselves (for example, with art, music and so many other pursuits fueled by purpose and passion); the parts of life that fill us with awe (birth, death, love, the big picture); and our personal power to create our best possible lives while also making the world a better place. Here, you’ll encounter interviews, essays and some episodes created simply for information and fun. I'm your host Kate Jones, welcoming you to Everyday Creation.
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Dave Loggins, Second Cousin to Kenny, was a Master of Songwriting
Singer-songwriter Dave Loggins, a second cousin to Kenny Loggins, gained initial success when Three Dog Night recorded his song "Pieces of April." It reached 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.
Dave Loggins went on to write 14 number one country hits for artists such as the Oak Ridge Boys, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire and Kenny Rogers.
His duet with Anne Murray, "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," became a number one country hit in 1984, earning them the Vocal Duo of the Year award at the Country Music Awards.
Loggins also wrote "Augusta," the longest-running sports theme, after playing Augusta National Golf Course in 1981; CBS has used it for Masters coverage since 1982. And his 1974 song "Please Come to Boston" reached number one on Billboard's easy listening chart and number five on the Hot 100.
You can go to this video to watch him perform "Please Come to Boston" in 1974. Check out the comments too. Here's one of many that express appreciation for Loggins' songwriting skills: "I've always loved this song, but it wouldn't be until decades later I'd fully appreciate the core of its lyrical content. Simply put, a skillfully constructed song."
The image in this episode's thumbnail is the cover of Loggins' digitally remastered three-album audio CD available on Amazon. There's also sheet music available on Amazon for "Please Come to Boston" and "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do."
This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.
Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.
This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.
Sheldon:
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Dave Loggins was no one-hit wonder.
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He might have recorded only one hit,
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but he was a hit-making songwriter for
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rock and country music groups.
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Loggins died July 10 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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No cause of death was given.
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He was 76.
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The Song of the Day is paying tribute
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to the singers, songwriters and musicians
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who died in 2024.
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Loggins,
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a second cousin to Kenny Loggins, moved to
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Nashville in 1972
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as a singer-songwriter.
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He turned to songwriting almost full time by
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1980.
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His first success came as a songwriter
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when Three Dog Night recorded "Pieces of April."
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The song reached 19 on the Billboard Hot
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100 in 1973.
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He wrote 14 number one country hits. The
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Oak Ridge Boys, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Kenny
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Rogers, Juice Newton, Alabama
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and Tanya Tucker recorded his songs.
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He and Anne Murray recorded "Nobody Loves Me
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Like You Do" for the soap opera "As
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the World Turns" in 1984.
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To his surprise,
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it became a number one country hit.
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He and Murray were named Vocal Duo of
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the Year at the Country Music Awards.
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He became the first performer without a recording
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contract to win the award.
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Loggins' song "Augusta"
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is the longest-running sports theme.
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He wrote the song after playing Augusta National
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Golf Course in 1981.
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CBS started playing the instrumental version the next
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year as the opening music for its Masters
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coverage.
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It's been playing it every year since.
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Loggins recorded "Please Come to Boston" in 1974.
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The singer in each verse
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asks his girlfriend to be with him. She
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declines.
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She wants him to come back to Tennessee.
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He said there was no girl,
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only his imagination.
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The song was number one on Billboard's
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easy listening chart
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and number five on the Hot 100.
Kate:
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That was Song of the Day creator Sheldon
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Zoldan.
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And I'm Kate Jones,
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host of Everyday Creation.
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Thank you for joining us today.
