So many brilliant songwriters came out of Canada in the Sixties — legends like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Robbie Robertson — that the talents of Gordon Lightfoot are sometimes ...

The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material. By Rob Tannenbaum Bob Dylan once named Gordon Lightfoot one of his favorite ...

As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...

Michiganders remembered Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer who died Monday at 84 and who told stories through song, one of the best known being "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," an unlikely ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter known for so many hits, died on Monday at the age of 84. As USA TODAY wrote: "Considered one of the most renowned voices to emerge from Toronto’s ...

This interview with Gordon Lightfoot appeared in the Free Press on Oct. 28, 1974, just as his fame was beginning to skyrocket. Gordon Lightfoot couldn't help but grin when the first returns for his ...

Lightfoot was doing well in Canada for a while, but it was “If You Could Read My Mind” from 1970 that piqued interest in his music among listeners down south. The song was a big US hit that peaked at ...

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976, less than a year after the ship sank in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s song peaked at number two on the Billboard chart that same year.

It feels like Gordon Lightfoot has always been with me. I mean, was there ever a time when “Old Dan’s Records,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “Cotton Jenny” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. This article is more than 2 years old. INDIO, CA - APRIL 29: ...