Gordon Lightfoot

Biography

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

as Self

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind

as Self

Harry Tracy, Desperado

as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan

The Midnight Special

as Host

Animal Charm: Golden Digest

as Himself (archival footage)

The Johnny Cash Show

as Self

Lightheaded

as Himself

Anne Murray: Full Circle

as Self

Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79

as Self - Musician