Gordon Lightfoot, the late, legendary Canadian singer and songwriter, is being remembered for his contribution to his country’s folk songbook, and for inspiring generations of musicians and fans.

CNN — Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose enduring folk hits included "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "Sundown," died Monday, his spokesperson told CNN. He was 84.

The Grammy-nominated Lightfoot was regarded as one of Canada's greatest musicians, and found success in the United States with '70s classics "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind." Joey Nolfi is a ...

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship ...

Gordon Lightfoot, internationally known for songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," and acclaimed as Canada's greatest songwriter, was born in ...

Lightfoot's music has touched the hearts of millions of people, and he was widely hailed as one of Canada's most important cultural ambassadors. Gordon Lightfoot, the iconic singer-songwriter whose ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the iconic singer-songwriter whose folk music hits included "If You Could Read My Mind" and "Carefree Highway" has died. He was 84. A spokesperson said he died of natural causes at a ...

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 ...

Ladies and gentlemen, Gordon Lightfoot. He is one of the greatest examples of timeless singer songwriting. If there was *** Mount Rushmore in Canada, Gordon would be on it. He's *** Canadian national ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose graceful and literate songwriting made him one of the most respected folk-rooted musicians to emerge in the 1960s, died on Monday. He was 84. His ...