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He wrote the soundtrack to a nation - and millions grew up with his songs

This video reflects on the life, music, and legacy of Gordon Lightfoot following his passing at the age of 84. Through a ...
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Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Amazon Prime Video

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is a documentary exploring the life and career of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. The Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni directorial delves ...
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Gordon Lightfoot’s Haunting Tribute: How ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ Became His Finest Work

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Released in August 1976, less than a year after the tragedy, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” appeared on Lightfoot’s ...
Rolling Stone

Gordon Lightfoot Read About a Shipwreck. Then He Wrote One of Music’s Most Unusual Hit Singles

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 ...
Detroit Free Press

'It was meant to be filler': Story of Gordon Lightfoot's 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'

An article about the Edmund Fitzgerald in Newsweek magazine and a wire service story are believed to have inspired Gordon Lightfoot to write his song. The song was released in August 1976 and had ...