Folk haven Yorkville changed Gordon Lightfoot before its own ritzy transformation
Yorkville transformed musicians, from Lightfoot to Neil Young to Joni Mitchell, almost as thoroughly as it was transformed in the second half of the 20th century.
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Yorkville transformed musicians, from Lightfoot to Neil Young to Joni Mitchell, almost as thoroughly as it was transformed in the second half of the 20th century.
ORILLIA, ONT. — A generation of old friends, longtime couples and families raised on Gordon Lightfoot gathered Saturday night in the singer-songwriter's Orillia, Ont., hometown to mark the passing of the Canadian musician.
A generation of old friends, longtime couples and families raised on Gordon Lightfoot gathered Saturday night in the singer-songwriter's Orillia, Ont., hometown to mark the passing of the Canadian musician.
Canadian singer and songwriter who enjoyed success with hits such as If You Could Read My Mind and Sundown
His rich baritone and gift for melodies made him one of the most popular artists of the 1970s with songs like “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “If You Could Read My Mind.”