As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...
A posthumous LP by Gordon Lightfoot, titled At Royal Albert Hall, will arrive on July 14. The double live album was recorded at the prestigious music venue in London, where Lightfoot, who died earlier ...
On paper, it should never have been a hit record. But despite the odds stacked against it — the 6-minute length, the somber subject matter, the last-minute recording session — “The Wreck of the Edmund ...
The Lightfoot Band will play at the Iron Horse on April 24 at 7 p.m. Most of the band members are part of Gordon Lightfoot’s original touring band. Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon ...
FILE - Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, strums backstage at the Westbury Music Fair on Sept. 8, 1987, in Westbury, N.Y. Canada's legendary folk singer-songwriter, whose hits include “Early Morning ...
“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee” - From “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” First come the mournful notes - an electric guitar layered over a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind" breaks back into the ...
The Loft’s streaming series continues this week with a wide range of cinematic treats for you to enjoy at home. No doubt, this week’s offerings are some of the most eclectic, interesting, and ...
were sold off one by one in a six-hour live auction by A. H. Wilkens Auctions and Appraisals. Among the objects for sale were a guitar strap made from real snakeskin, a taxidermied tiger rug ($2,328).
This interview with Gordon Lightfoot appeared in the Free Press on Oct. 28, 1974, just as his fame was beginning to skyrocket. Gordon Lightfoot couldn't help but grin when the first returns for his ...