Maggie Slaymaker: Who is Dan Fogelberg’s ex-wife?

Maggie Slaymaker is the ex-wife of Dan Fogelberg. Maggie Slaymaker’s ex-husband was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his 1980s songs, including “Longer”, “Same Old Lang Syne”, and “Leader of the Band”. Fogelberg was born in a home filled with music. His father was an established musician and bandleader while his mother was a classically trained singer.

Maggie Slaymaker: Bio Summary

Who is Dan Fogelberg’s ex-wife, Slaymaker?

Not much about Maggie Slaymaker’s early life is documented. As a result, important details such as her actual date of birth and the identity of her parents and close relatives are not available. Slaymaker’s husband on the other hand was born on August 13, 1951, in Peoria, Illinois the youngest of three sons.

Dan Fogelberg’s love songs are one of the best in the music industry. His song “Longer” is an excellent proof of him being a musical genius and it is also one of Fogelberg’s most enduring love songs. The bold sentimental ballad was written by the singer for his then-wife Maggie Slaymaker. “I was laying in a hammock on Maui, Hawaii, on vacation, in 1978, with my then-wife. All seemed right with the world. The song seemed to write itself,” -the singer-songwriter said.

Dan Fogelberg “Longer,” which describes a devotion that lived “longer than there have been fishes in the ocean,” had spent two weeks at No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in March 1980. It has become a standard at wedding ceremonies to date, and this only proves Dan Fogelberg’s music is eternal.

Maggie Slaymaker was a dancer

While Dan Fogelberg was a musician, his ex-wife, Maggie Slaymaker is a dancer from Nashville. Maggie was also famous as a horse trainer. according to Ranker. It’s unclear how Slaymaker and Fogelberg’s love story started, however, the couple exchanged their vows in 1982 in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family, and loved ones.

Though they looked cute together at the beginning, their marriage didn’t last forever as the couple called it a quit in 1985. The reason behind their divorce was never made public. The couple were married for only three years before things got sour. They didn’t have any children.

Fogelberg was married three times: to Maggie Slaymaker from 1982 to 1985. After that marriage came to an end, the singer met Anastasia Savage and the couple tied the knot from 1991 to 1996. He then met musician Jean Marie Mayer, and they got married in 2002 and stayed together until he died in 2007.

What happened to Dan Fogelberg?

From the early 1980s until his cancer diagnosis, the musician lived near Pagosa Springs, Colorado, on a large working ranch, which housed a recording studio that he built. He also owned a home in Maine, on Deer Isle, overlooking Eggemoggin Reach.

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In May 2004, Maggie Slaymaker’s ex-husband, Fogelberg was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. After undergoing therapy, his cancer went into partial remission. In August 2005, Fogelberg announced the success of his cancer treatments.

However, his cancer returned, and on December 16, 2007, Fogelberg died at home in Deer Isle, Maine, at the age of 56. Fogelberg was cremated and his ashes were scattered into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine. Ten years after his death, Fogelberg was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame at its “Rocky Mountain Way” induction concert on August 13, 2017.