Readers reflect on their favourite Gordon Lightfoot songs
For many, Lightfoot’s songs took on a personal meaning and reflected important moments in their lives
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For many, Lightfoot’s songs took on a personal meaning and reflected important moments in their lives
Sault Star reporter Brian Kelly reminisces on seeing Gordon Lightfoot nearly 20 times over 35 years
A Canadian singer-songwriter legend is being remembered today. The tributes for Gordon Lightfoot are pouring i...
Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk and country icon, has died. The news was confirmed by Lightfoot’s publicist, Victoria Lord, and first reported by CBC. Known as one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot climbed the US charts with hits such as 1970’s “If You Could Read My Mind,” 1974’s “Sundown” and “Carefree Highway,” 1975’s “Rainy Day People,” and 1976’s “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.” He was 84.
Some facts about Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singing legend who died Monday night at age 84. Born: Nov. 17, 1938, Orillia, Ont.