Gordon Lightfoot dead: Legendary Canadian folk singer dies at 84
Gordon Lightfoot dead: Legendary Canadian folk singer dies at 84
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Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has tragically died at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto at the age of 84, according to his longtime publicist Victoria Lord, who shared the news on . The cause of death was not immediately available.
An iconic name in folk music in the 1960s and 1970s, Gordon was widely regarded as "Canada's greatest songwriter," according to the . With a career spanning over 50 years, he was known for hits such as 'Early Morning Rain' and 'If You Could Read My Mind', and he has recorded no less than 20 studio albums and written hundreds of songs. His sound was mostly centered around his baritone voice accompanied by a 12-string guitar, according to .
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Gordon, who inspired young Canadian performers like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, has revealed he got into songwriting at the age of 17 years. the folk revival hit, and Bob Dylan came on the scene, I got a lot of momentum in my writing. It got a lot better, to the point where I was able to land my first recording contract with United Artists, for whom...
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has tragically died at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto at the age of 84, according to his longtime publicist Victoria Lord, who shared the news on . The cause of death was not immediately available.
An iconic name in folk music in the 1960s and 1970s, Gordon was widely regarded as "Canada's greatest songwriter," according to the . With a career spanning over 50 years, he was known for hits such as 'Early Morning Rain' and 'If You Could Read My Mind', and he has recorded no less than 20 studio albums and written hundreds of songs. His sound was mostly centered around his baritone voice accompanied by a 12-string guitar, according to .
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Gordon Lightfoot (Everett Collection)
Gordon, who inspired young Canadian performers like Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, has revealed he got into songwriting at the age of 17 years. the folk revival hit, and Bob Dylan came on the scene, I got a lot of momentum in my writing. It got a lot better, to the point where I was able to land my first recording contract with United Artists, for whom...
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Gordon Lightfoot (Everett Collection)
