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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
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.
In short
- Dave Loggins wrote the Masters’ long-running theme, “Augusta”.
- “Please Come to Boston” earned him a Grammy nomination.
- He died in 2024, aged 76.
Explained simply
Dave Loggins was an American songwriter and singer whose work reached audiences through both pop and country music. He moved to Nashville in 1970, when the city was becoming a major centre for country songwriting and recording.
His song “Pieces of April” became a hit for the band Three Dog Night, and “Please Come to Boston” was a successful recording in its own right. Loggins also wrote songs recorded by country artists, including a chart-topping duet with Anne Murray.
“Augusta”, his song about the Masters golf tournament, became familiar to viewers through CBS television coverage. The Masters is one of golf’s major annual competitions, so the theme connected his songwriting with a sporting event watched well beyond the music charts.