DETROIT — Here in the Mariners' Church, planted in the shadow of the Renaissance Center at the corner of Woodbridge Street and Woodward Avenue, the gales of November seem to swirl in the air. The ...
The Mariners' Church in Detroit will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 ballad is inextricably linked to the maritime tragedy that killed 29 ...
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 historians a chance to glimpse into the ...
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.' ...
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." ...
“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 ...
Millions grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot's music — but the man behind "Sundown" was deeply complicated. From his distaste for speaking openly despite being a public figure to his claim that he ...
Less than a year after the American cargo carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in the Great Lakes in November 1975, the late Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot released a folk-rock ballad titled ...
A life ring from the famed SS Edmund Fitzgerald is now in the possession of the state of Michigan after an “unusual” legal settlement.
Fifty years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 crew members. Gordon Lightfoot's haunting ballad ...