On Nov. 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in the Great Lakes, inspiring Gordon Lightfoot to write a hit song called 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.' ...

Gordon Lightfoot and his band recorded the "little ditty" in a Toronto studio in December 1975, just weeks after the ...

Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 tune “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is back on the Billboard charts.The renewed interest in the ...

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a tragedy on Lake Superior that claimed the lives of 29 men. In the days following the calamity, songwriter Gordon ...

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2025 /CNW/ - A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals will hold an auction of items from the estate of Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot, offering fans and musical ...

“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 ...

David James Carlson leads the Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Band. He knew the late singer-songwriter personally, and remembers what Lightfoot said about why he wrote "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The gales of November came early—and in ...

The original starred Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges, and hailed from 'Deer Hunter' director Michael Cimino. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Ryan Reynolds and Amazon MGM have teamed up to develop a ...

Ryan Reynolds is developing a remake of 1974’s ‘Thunderbolt & Lightfoot.’ The original starred Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges. Amazon MGM is backing the project. Though he usually generates his own ...