Foglesong was born in
Lundale, West Virginia. He was a
World War II veteran with the
United States Army and a graduate of the
Eastman School of Music in
Rochester,
New York. After retiring from the active recording industry, he became head of the music business department of
Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. He also taught a Business of Music class at
Vanderbilt University. He died on July 9, 2013, at the age of 90. He is survived by wife of 62 years, Toni, and their four children. ==References==