Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer whose gift for songwriting made him one of the ...

As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the Candian singer-songwriter known for such 1970s hits as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” has died at the age of 84. Lightfoot’s death was announced on his official ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose graceful and literate songwriting made him one of the most respected folk-rooted musicians to emerge in the 1960s, died on Monday in a Toronto ...

“I just like to stay there and be a part of the totem pole and look after the responsibilities I’ve acquired over the years,” he said in a 2001 interview. While Lightfoot’s parents recognized his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gordon Lightfoot At The Albert Hall - Credit: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images So many brilliant songwriters came out of Canada ...

Gordon Lightfoot was a consummate artist. One of the most notable qualities in his music was empathy for his fellow man. He died in the evening of May 1, of undisclosed causes, in a Toronto hospital.

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown" and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died, his longtime publicist, Victoria Lord, told CBC News. Lightfoot was 84 years old. Lightfoot, a giant of Canadian music and prolific songwriter, ...

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84.

Gordon Lightfoot, the influential Canadian singer/songwriter best known for songs like “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Early Morning Rain,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died ...