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.

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 ...

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 ...

His longtime publicist Victoria Lord revealed the news to Canadian media outlets including the CBC but did not provide a cause of death. Revered in Canada, the four-time Grammy nominee had been ...

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 ...

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.

Cathy Smith, the onetime girlfriend of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot who might be best remembered for inspiring the hit song “Sundown” had she not met up with John Belushi at the Chateau Marmont ...

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 ...

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 ...