Brad Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 He died today in a Toronto hospital. He was 84. One of the greats. Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 84 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 About three years ago, Amazon offered the complete Gordon Lightfoot on Reprise in mp3 format for $7.99. I snapped it up. It was a joy listening to it all. This song was an instant ear worm: R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 RIP, loved his 60's UA work, and some of the very early 70's Reprise material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 As much a Canadian cultural icon as the Group of Seve (8, 9, whatever). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stompin at the Savoy Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 A high school friend introduced me to Gordon Lightfoot around '69 and I had the first album. I was trying to learn to play folk guitar and I remember being very perplexed by the guitar playing on the record. After a while I realized he was playing a 12 string and there were multiple guitars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 I just moved to AZ, and drive down this namesake road almost every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlrrwUIwcE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 I heard an interview with him once in which he said that his first love in life was to be a jazz arranger. He even went to Berklee to study jazz arranging! Then a Black Day in July came along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 9 hours ago, Aggie87 said: I just moved to AZ, and drive down this namesake road almost every day. 🧐😁 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Somehow "if you could read my mind" had been among those songs that accompanied my youth. Johnny Cash covered this great song with a moving version on the fifth album of his American Recording Series. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Balladeer said: Johnny Cash covered this great song with a moving version on the fifth album of his American Recording Series. 😍 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/4/2023 at 8:35 PM, sgcim said: I heard an interview with him once in which he said that his first love in life was to be a jazz arranger. He even went to Berklee to study jazz arranging! Then a Black Day in July came along... One thing I'll never understand is that he never recorded one of his best tunes, "I Can't Make It Anymore". Richie Havens did a version that was fine, but a little too fast for my taste, and McKendree Spring did a version that was perfection. There were a few other not so good recordings of it, but we'll never get to hear GL's versioon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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