Gordon Lightfoot
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| + | '''Gordon Lightfoot''' (1938 – 2023) was a [[Canadian singer-songwriter]] and guitarist who achieved international success in [[Folk music|folk]], [[folk-rock]], and [[country music]]. | ||
| - | '''Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.''', [[Order of Canada|CC]], [[Order of Ontario|O.Ont]] (born [[November 17]], [[1938]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "[[If You Could Read My Mind (song)|If You Could Read My Mind]]" (1970), "[[Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song)|Sundown]]" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), and "[[The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald]]" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned recording artists, including [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Marty Robbins]], [[George Hamilton IV]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Johnny Mathis]], [[Richie Havens]], [[Harry Belafonte]], [[Sandy Denny]] (with [[Fotheringay]]), [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] and [[John Mellencamp]]. Fellow Canadian [[Robbie Robertson]] of [[The Band]] declared that Lightfoot was one of his "favourite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure." | ||
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Gordon Lightfoot (1938 – 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music.
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