
Person
Gordon Lightfoot
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 17, 1938
- Died
- May 1, 2023
- From
- Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Saturday Night Live

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

Harry Tracy, Desperado

The Midnight Special

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

The Johnny Cash Show

Tears Are Not Enough

Anne Murray: Full Circle

Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert

Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s

Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno

The Brown Bunny

America Down: The Proof of Concept