Where Was FourWallsdo?: Illinois

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Yes, I’m late. Two hours at the VA will do that to you. Nothing serious, scheduled podiatry and physical therapy. You shouldn’t have to wait for today’s song on the list of places I went on my recent trip. One of my favorite albums of the 70s provides today’s entry. Illinois - Dan Fogelberg Think about it: soft/folk-rock singer Dan Fogelberg teaming up with Joe Walsh (used earlier this month), not exactly thought of when people use terms like “soft rock” or “folk rock.” But WOW did it work when Walsh produced Fogelberg’s 1974 masterpiece Souvenirs. (Walsh’s 1974 solo album, So What, was also outstanding…good year for Walsh!) Fogelberg was from Illinois (born in Peoria), and he wrote this love song to his home state, comparing it to the artificial facade of L.A. (“south California, your sun is too cold, it looks like your hills have been raped of their gold”). I miss Dan Fogelberg. I also wish people knew more of his stuff than just “Longer.” Illinois Written by Dan Fogelberg Recorded by Dan Fogelberg From Souvenirs, 1974 Flat on the prairie, soil and stone: