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  • Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dead at age 84

    05/01/2023 6:48:41 PM PDT · by Drew68 · 175 replies
    ctvnews.ca ^ | 03/01/2023 | The Canadian Press
    Legendary Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 84. Victoria Lord, a representative for the family, says the musician behind classic Canadian ballads "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" died at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. His cause of death was not immediately available. The Orillia, Ont., native rose to fame in the early 1960s after a move to Toronto opened doors in the thriving Yorkville music scene, and hooked him up with fellow folkies Ian and Sylvia Tyson. They became great admirers of his work and covered two of his tracks. His...
  • Singer Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian 'rare talent,' dies at 84.

    05/02/2023 4:23:12 AM PDT · by Carriage Hill · 40 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5.2.2023 | Anders Hagstrom
    Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian icon who Bob Dylan once referred to as a "rare talent," passed away in Toronto on Monday. Lightfoot was 84 years old. Representative Victoria Lord confirmed that Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital early Tuesday morning, but did not elaborate on his cause of death. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to offer tribute to the musician on Twitter.