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Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in , , and popular music. He came to prominence in the 19, and broke through on the international music charts in the 19 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.
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  • doowniwevets

    I find it almost disturbing that the stunningly beautiful "Christian Island" doesn't figure higher in his top tracks chart. It's a rare gem that deserves far more recognition . . . find it, play it, enjoy it. [2]

    11 Feb 9:43pm Reply

  • Tr1xx

    I find it almost disturbing that the stunningly beautiful "Christian Island" doesn't figure higher in his top tracks chart. It's a rare gem that deserves far more recognition . . . find it, play it, enjoy it.

    16 Nov 2012 Reply

  • fearimpaired

    Lightfoot. Here comes another artist who will pass the line of 500 scrobbles on my profile. And maybe more, maybe. That is quite possible.

    25 Sep 2012 Reply

  • tangerman

    "Changes" is simply beautiful!! :-) http://youtu.be/OgA_VwN75ug

    25 Sep 2012 Reply

  • SonicRedusa

    He is a bit Walter White

    15 Sep 2012 Reply

  • JarrettK28

    "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Fred Bear" by Ted Nugent are the best songs to listen to while camping.

    1 Apr 2012 Reply

  • Appo2007

    bravo bravo!

    5 Mar 2012 Reply

  • meandmymini

    ~♡~♡~♡~

    20 Feb 2012 Reply

  • BWoolmore

    so many lovely songs - i could listen to this guy over and over - in fact, I do!

    14 Feb 2012 Reply

  • DarkScimitar

    Probably my favorite folk artist of all time. This man is amazing.

    8 Oct 2011 Reply

  • KidAInLimbo

    Can't wait to see him in November!

    11 Sep 2011 Reply

  • vishal8492

    If you could read my mind is epic absolutely epic :)

    10 Aug 2011 Reply

  • ravinandans

    "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.

    6 Aug 2011 Reply

  • northernpaulo66

    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.

    27 Jun 2011 Reply

  • Canoecat

    A shining Canadian icon...love you Gordon! ♥

    7 Jun 2011 Reply

  • qksmatt

    His song's are just too beautiful and relaxing

    30 Apr 2011 Reply

  • MrMotown1964

    "Beautiful" & "If you could read my mind" are two of my fav's !

    15 Mar 2011 Reply

  • rooski16

    gorden lightfoot auctioner song

    16 Feb 2011 Reply

  • tv567

    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

    27 Nov 2010 Reply

  • badinsults

    35th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

    10 Nov 2010 Reply
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