Leader of the Band
Dan Fogelberg
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"Leader of the Band" is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his musician father. Released as a single at the end of the year, it did quite well on charts, climbing to number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became Fogelberg's second #1 song on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, following his 1980 hit "Longer".