The Tao of Gordon Lightfoot: Still Going Strong at 75 (and For Good Reason)

HuffPost Canada ^ | September 4, 2014 | Joel Brokaw

[Squawk 8888]

There is a family connection for me; my uncle was Lightfoot's manager in the 1960s and 1970s, and Gord later bankrolled Attic Music, my uncle's record label.

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[ifinnegan]

Didn’t he do the Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald?

The legend goes round from the Chippewa on down and something about Lake Gitcheegoomie.

[stevio]

Jeez, after going to the Huffington Post and scrolling down, I feel like I need a shower.

[ex91B10]

Chick tunes.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Carefree highway, I love that freakin song. It reminds me so much of the time my car broke down in the backwoods of Alabama in the 1970s and all I had was my handheld transistor radio, and I was stripped to my shorts walking to the nearest gas station and that song came on and I got one of the few times in my life that feeling of pure bliss. To this day I can remember every step, the dirt road, the woods, sitting on a log to rest, and I had this starving obsession with hard boiled eggs “Oh with salt! Oh!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewhM7I9gD4U

[bobo1]

Still have some of his recordings & that of Ian & Sylvia.

Saw him in college in concert early 70’s

[x1stcav]

‘The Edmund Fitzgerald’ and ‘The Circle is Small’.

My favorites.

[x1stcav]

‘The Edmund Fitzgerald’ and ‘The Circle is Small’.

My favorites.

[SeeSharp]

[COBOL2Java]

I’ve always loved his music. It’s clear he’s one of those lucky souls who have found his life’s calling.

[BudgieRamone]

Thanks for posting. Gordon Lightfoot’s music is some that I remember from my earliest childhood memories.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Yes he did
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Choke_Point

[KC_Lion]

My FAVORITE song of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

[cripplecreek]

Yeah there will be a thread about it on or around November 10th. Count on it.

[COBOL2Java]

Chick tunes.

Embrace your inner chick!

[Squawk 8888]

He did indeed. It was a monster hit at the time, probably his biggest as it resonated on both sides of the border.

[painter]

He has the face of a sailor.

[novemberslady]

Very nice picture. Thanks for posting it.

And just in case he reads this...Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for great songs.

[cripplecreek]

“Sundown” was a pretty big hit.