Gordon Lightfoot wanted it to be one way, but it was the other way. That's the story of "Sundown," a song about curdled romantic obsession that turned out to be Lightfoot's only American #1 hit.

In the early 1970s, Gordon Lightfoot met a woman named Cathy Smith. They began a relationship, and the song “Sundown” documented their up-and-down love affair. At the time, Smith was a well-known ...

As far as signature songs go, “Sundown” might not be the first that came to mind for singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot upon news of his death earlier this week (May 1) at age 84. “If You Could Read ...

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 ...

Billy Joel paid tribute to the late Gordon Lightfoot by performing the Canadian songwriting legend’s “Sundown” Friday at the Piano Man’s monthly visit to Madison Square Garden. “You might know him ...

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer whose hits included “Sundown,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” died Monday. He was 84.

Gordon Lightfoot, the Candian singer-songwriter known for such 1970s hits as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” has died at the age of 84. Lightfoot’s death was announced on his official ...