We have to get this out of the way straight off: Gordon Lightfoot's middle name is Meredith. Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was born in Orillia, Ontario, in 1938. As a youth, he sang in the choir of Orillia's St. Paul's United Church. In a stark contrast to his contemporary Bob Dylan, Lightfoot was a boy soprano who first found praise as a vocalist.Growing up, Lightfoot appeared on local Orillia radio and sang at Kiwanis music festivals.
"Sundown" and"Carefree Highway" in 1974,"Rainy Day People" in 1975,"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in 1976,"Race Among The Ruins" in 1977 and"The Circle Is Small" in 1978.By the end of the '70s, Lightfoot had released 10 gold albums and earned a huge loyal following. After endless touring, he played an unprecedented nine-day sold-out homecoming concert series at Massey Hall in Toronto.
of becoming a chronicler who was able to turn true events into legends just through the act of his singing them. Also he is clearly Chris Pratt's style icon.During the 1980s and 1990s Lightfoot continued to record albums and tour heavily. In 2002, he underwent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In 2003 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour.
Despite the setbacks, Lightfoot continued touring until 2023, when he cancelled his full slate of concerts due to his health.On March 20, 2020, Lightfoot released his final studio album,Featuring 10 songs, all written by Lightfoot, the album was comprised of demos the artist had originally made in the early '00s.
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