David Allen "Dave" Loggins (born November 10 1947 in Mountain City, Tennessee) is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-ten hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. Besides being a musician, Loggins was previously employed as a draftsman at Bristol Metals, and as an insurance salesman.

In addition to his recording of "Please Come to Boston" reaching #5 on the U.S. pop chart in 1974, the song also topped the Billboard Easy Listening survey.

Loggins also wrote "Pieces of April" for Three Dog Night, which became a top-twenty hit in 1973. He has written material for Restless Heart, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Gary Morris, Alabama, Toby Keith, Don Williams, and the #1 hit "Morning Desire" by Kenny Rogers. He recorded a #1 country song with Anne Murray in 1984 called "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" which won a CMA Award.

Loggins also composed the theme music "Augusta" that is used on broadcasts of the The Masters Golf Tournament. "Augusta" was later released as part of a collection of songs about golf called The New Course Record. On this recording, Loggins shared the vocal duties with Birmingham-based singer and pianist Ray Reach. The arranging duties were shared by Don Hays and Ray Reach. Hays shared the producer's role with noted Nashville musician and producer Mike Chapman.

Family

Dave Loggins is a cousin of fellow singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins.

External links

• Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame Profile