# Born 79 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Hitmaking Songwriter Who Gave the Masters Its Iconic Theme Song and Had a Famous Rock Star Cousin

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- Published: 2026-11-10T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T17:21:34+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
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- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Dave Loggins wrote the Masters’ long-running theme, “Augusta”.
- “Please Come to Boston” earned him a Grammy nomination.
- He died in 2024, aged 76.

## Summary

Dave Loggins, born in Tennessee on 10 November 1947, became a successful singer-songwriter whose work crossed pop, country and sport. He wrote “Please Come to Boston”, a Grammy-nominated hit, and “Augusta”, the enduring theme for CBS coverage of the Masters golf tournament.

Loggins grew up in a musical family and moved to Nashville in 1970, where his acoustic style initially struggled to find an audience. His 1972 song “Pieces of April” became a top 20 hit for Three Dog Night, and “Please Come to Boston” reached the pop top five in 1974. He later wrote country hits for several artists, and his 1984 duet with Anne Murray, “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do”, topped the US country chart; he died in Nashville in 2024, aged 76.

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