Gordon
Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot
GordonLightfoot in Toronto.
GordonLightfoot in Toronto.
Background information
Birth name Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.
Born 17 November 1938
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Died 1 May 2023 (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Folk, country
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, voice
Years active 1962–2023

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.[1] (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is famous around the world for his folk, country, and pop music songs. He was first heard in the 1960s. He had hit radio songs in the 1970s including "If You Could Read My Mind", "Sundown", "Carefree Highway", "Rainy Day People" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".[2]

Some of his songs have been recorded by other famous singers including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Barbra Streisand and Tony Rice.

Robbie Robertson of the Canadian music group called the Band said Lightfoot was his "favourite Canadian songwriter".[3]

Lightfoots music career lasted sixty years. He recorded more than 200 songs. His folk music of the 1960s and 1970s influenced many famous singers including Bob Dylan and Jim Croce. Like Robertson, Bob Dylan called Lightfoot one of his favourite songwriters.[4]
Awards

In his career, Lightfoot received sixteen Juno Awards. He won Junos as top folk singer in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977. He won a Juno as top male vocalist in 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 And he won in 1972 and 1976 for being composer of the year.

Lightfoot received ASCAP awards for songwriting in 1971, 1974, 1976 and 1977.

Lightfoot was nominated for five Grammy Awards.

In 1980, Lightfoot was named Canadian Male Recording Artist of the Decade for his music of the 1970s.

Lightfoot was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986. He was added to Canadas Walk of Fame in 1998. He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

In May 2003, Lightfoot was made a Companion of the Order of Canada,[5] which is one of Canadas highest awards.
Death

Lightfoot died at a hospital in Toronto on May 1, 2023. He was 84 years old.[6]
Music

1966 Lightfoot!
1967 The Way I Feel
1968 Did She Mention My Name
1968 Back Here on Earth
1969 Sunday Concert
1970 Sit Down Young Stranger
1971 Summer Side of Life
1972 Don Quixote
1972 Old Dans Records
1974 Sundown
1975 Cold on the Shoulder
1976 Summertime Dream
1978 Endless Wire
1980 Dream Street Rose
1982 Shadows
1983 Salute
1986 East of Midnight
1993 Waiting for You
1998 A Painter Passing Through
2004 Harmony
2012 All Live
2020 Solo

Notes

CC Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
Adam White & Fred Bronson (1988). The Billboard Book of Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8285-7.
Seely, Mike (22 August 2007). "Fantasy Trade: Gordon Lightfoot for Neil Diamond, The Last Waltz: Canadian songwriter passed on the night-of invitation, much to this authors regret". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
Active Musician. Gordon Lightfoot biography, retrieved November 19, 2007. Archived November 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1014 Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine

Morris, Chris. "Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 84". Variety. Retrieved May 1, 2023.

Other websites
Lightfoot.ca (official site)
Order of Canada Citation Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
Lightfoot page at Canadian Encyclopedia
CBC Digital Archives: Gordon Lightfoot: Canadas Folk Laureate
Clips and more about Gordon from CBC