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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 ...

On the night of Nov. 10, 1975, Gordon Lightfoot was perched in the attic of his Toronto home, working on a song. By then, the 36-year-old was already one of the most successful figures of the ...

So often it’s a girl — in this case, one named Beth, who Eric Elison was sweet on in high school and introduced him to Gordon Lightfoot before the 1974 “Sundown” album came out. “We went to her house ...

This Janis Joplin hit was actually written by Kris Kristofferson. However, Joplin’s posthumously-released version of the song from 1971 ended up becoming one of her signature tunes. And it outshone ...

What a strange year 1974 was in pop music. A total of 23 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. And sure, there were some expected presences: Paul McCartney and John Lennon both ...

Gordon Lightfoot is best known as a singer/songwriter and guitarist. He is the father of six children. He was married to Kim Hasse since 2014. Gordon passed away at the age of 84 on May 1, 2023. Fred ...

The final album from Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died May 1 at age 84, will be released on July 14. It is being released via Linus Entertainment, the Canadian independent label ...

A posthumous LP by Gordon Lightfoot, titled At Royal Albert Hall, will arrive on July 14. The double live album was recorded at the prestigious music venue in London, where Lightfoot, who died earlier ...

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 ...

Lightfoot’s music created the soundtrack for the daily life of many Canadian families. By Shawna Richer When I was growing up, Gordon Lightfoot songs played on the living room stereo, on the radio in ...

Gordon Lightfoot made me appreciate men. Not romantically — I’d had crushes on boys well before I ever heard his music — but empathetically. and my pockets full of sand. These were the people whose ...