claim: Cary Elwes is a teacher.
evidence: `` Leader of the Band '' is a song written by Dan Fogelberg from his 1981 album The Innocent Age .. Dan Fogelberg. Dan Fogelberg. The Innocent Age. The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his father , Lawrence Fogelberg , a musician and the leader of a band , who was still alive at the time the song was released .. Lawrence died in August 1982 .. Released as a single at the end of 1981 , the tribute peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1982 .. single. single ( music ). Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). It became Fogelberg 's second # 1 song on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart , following his 1980 hit `` Longer '' .. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Adult Contemporary chart. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. Longer. Longer