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 ...

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

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 ...

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976, less than a year after the ship sank in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s song peaked at number two on the Billboard chart that same year.

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 ...

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." ...

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.' ...

STURGEON BAY (WLUK) -- It's been 50 years since the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in the Canadian waters of Lake Superior, taking its crew of 29 with her. The cargo ship's home port was ...

“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 ...