David Allen Loggins, a GRAMMY-nominated singer and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee who is best known for his 1974 hit “Please Come to Boston,” has died. He was 76.
According to the late singer’s obituary published in The Tennessean, Loggins died on Wednesday at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in the tiny town of Shady Valley, Tennessee (population 972) before moving to Bristol, Tennessee and eventually Nashville.
Loggins, a second cousin to legendary singer Kenny Loggins, was long considered a prolific songwriter who worked with the best of them — from Reba McEntire, Smokey Robinson, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jimmy Buffett to Ray Charles, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers and Wynonna Judd.
Loggins is perhaps best known for his 1974 hit “Please Come to Boston,” which would earn him a GRAMMY nomination for Best Male Vocal Performance. He also formed one-half of the duet for the 1984 hit “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do” alongside Anne Murray, which would go on to top the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The duo also earned Vocal Duo of the Year honors at the CMA Awards in 1985. According to his obit, Loggins “holds the record for being the only unsigned artist to ever win a CMA award for his performance with Anne Murray in 1986 for their duet, ‘Nobody Loves Me Like You Do.'”
For his many accomplishments, Loggins was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995.
Loggins will also forever be connected to arguably the world’s most famous golf tournament, The Masters, in Augusta, Georgia, as Loggins composed “Augusta,” which would later go on to serve as the tournament’s theme song on CBS.
According to his obit, Loggins is survived by his three sons — Quinn Loggins, Kyle Loggins and Dylan Loggins — as well as his grandson, Braxton Loggins. Per his request, no funeral will be held for Loggins. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alive Hospice in Nashville.
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