The wondrous, dreamlike, 84-year life of Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot came to an end last week in Toronto. Lightfoot grew up playing piano and guitar (which he had taught himself to play) ...

Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk music laureate who crossed over to major pop fame in the U.S. during the ‘70s, died of natural causes on Monday evening at Sunnybrook Hospital in ...

Gordon Lightfoot, hailed as Canada’s “folk troubadour” for his wistfully sincere music and lyrics, died on May 1 at age 84. The prolific singer-songwriter gained international acclaim in the 1960s and ...

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 ...

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