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Gordon Lightfoot | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. |
Born | (1938-11-17)17 November 1938 Orillia, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 1 May 2023(2023-05-01) (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Folk, country |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, voice |
Years active | 1962–2023 |
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (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".