Gordon Lightfoot
Born: 1938-11-17
• Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."
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Filmography
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Tears Are Not Enough
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
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