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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. 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” (1970), “Sundown” (1974) and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976).
His songs have been recorded by some of the world’s most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. Robbie Robertson of The Band declared that Lightfoot was one of his “favourite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure.”
Lightfoot was born to Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Sr. and Jessica Lightfoot in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. As a youth, he sang in the choir of St. Paul’s United Church under the direction of choir-master Ray Williams. Lightfoot remarked in 2005 that it was Williams who “taught him how to sing with emotion and how to have confidence in his voice”.
Lightfoot moved to Los Angeles, California during the 1950s where he studied at Hollywood’s Westlake College of Music. He returned to Canada by the early 1960s and began performing in coffee houses in the Toronto folk scene. He sang with Terry Whelan in a duo called the Two Tones. They released a live album recorded in 1962 called Two Tones at the Village Corner. In 1966, his debut album Lightfoot! was released and it brought him recognition as a songwriter.
Lightfoot was born to Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Sr. and Jessica Lightfoot in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. As a youth, he sang in the choir of St. Paul’s United Church under the direction of choir-master Ray Williams. Lightfoot remarked in 2005 that it was Williams who “taught him how to sing with emotion and how to have confidence in his voice”.
Lightfoot moved to Los Angeles, California during the 1950s where he studied at Hollywood’s Westlake College of Music. He returned to Canada by the early 1960s and began performing in coffee houses in the Toronto folk scene. He sang with Terry Whelan in a duo called the Two Tones. They released a live album recorded in 1962 called Two Tones at the Village Corner. In 1966, his debut album Lightfoot! was released and it brought him recognition as a songwriter.
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DarkScimitar wrote:
Probably my favorite folk artist of all time. This man is amazing.
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KidAInLimbo wrote:
Can't wait to see him in November!
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vishal8492 wrote:
If you could read my mind is epic absolutely epic :)
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ravinandans wrote:
"If you could read my mind" has been my favourite since I heard it. I almost always start with this song when I switch on my music box.
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northernpaulo66 wrote:
If You Could Read My Mind - Such a beautiful, timeless track. The vocals, the words, the guitar, the strings in the background...... perfect. I think if I'd have written something that good I would've stopped right there, but he just carried on and made more classics.
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Canoecat wrote:
A shining Canadian icon...love you Gordon! ♥
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qksmatt wrote:
His song's are just too beautiful and relaxing
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MrMotown1964 wrote:
"Beautiful" & "If you could read my mind" are two of my fav's !
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tv567 wrote:
to me this is the ultimate song about how many relationships die, "the feelings gone and I just can'tget it back", these words full of melancholy and reluctance really strike a deep chord
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badinsults wrote:
35th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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davidgeorgea wrote:
The words , They are so true .I so Love this
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RAEGNAROKK wrote:
Good music!!!
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i'm an obsessive metal-head, but i really enjoy Gordon Lightfoot's music ;D [6]
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Harmony4316 wrote:
Every song he writes is a beautiful story. Would love to see him sometime. I could sing with him for hours and hours. "Beautiful" is my favorite. Feel as if he is singing it to me. Love It!!!
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