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Life

Lightfoot was born November 17, 1938, to Jessica Lightfoot and Gordon Meredith Lightfoot in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. As a youth, he sang in the choir of St. Paul's United Church under the direction of choir-master Ray Williams. During this time as a "boy soprano" Lightfoot made several appearances on local radio and local operetta and oratorios as well as Kiwanis music festivals. Lightfoot remarked in 2005 that it was choir master Williams who taught him how to sing with emotion and how to have confidence in his voice.^[2] As a teenager, Lightfoot studied piano and taught himself drums and percussion instruments. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Welcome sign to Orillia Orillia, pronounced ōrÄ­lÄ“É™, is a city located in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Couchiching. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Kiwanis International is a service organization whose mission is Serving the Children of the World. The organization was founded on January 21, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan by Joseph C. Prance (a tailor) and Allen S. Browne (a professional event organizer). ...

Lightfoot moved to California, where he studied jazz composition and orchestration at Hollywood's Westlake College of Music in 1957-58. He returned to Canada and through 1958 to '61 he was performing with The Swinging Eight a group that appeared on CBC TV's Country Hoedown as well as performing with the Gino Silvi Singers. He also began performing in the coffee houses of the Toronto folk scene, playing guitar and singing folk songs. He sang with Terry Whelan in a duo called the Two Tones and they recorded a live album that was released in 1962 called Two Tones at the Village Corner (1962, Chateau CLP-1012).[1] In 1963 Lightfoot travelled to Europe and became for one year the host of BBC TV's Country and Western Show. By 1964, he was back in Canada and that year he appeared at the Mariposa Folk Festival. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music, also often including World Music and Roots music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The Mariposa Folk Festival was founded in Orillia, Ontario, and after being held in various places in Ontario for a few decades, has returned there. ...

Lightfoot was gaining some recognition by this time as a songwriter and two of his songs ("For Lovin' Me" and "Early Mornin' Rain") were covered by Ian and Sylvia Tyson. "For Lovin' Me" was covered again a year later in 1965 by Peter, Paul and Mary, who had a hit with it. That song was again covered by Chad and Jeremy as well as the Johnny Mann Singers. During this time, other artists such as Marty Robbins ("Ribbon of Darkness"), Leroy Van Dyke ("I'm Not Saying"), Judy Collins, Richie Havens, The Kingston Trio and Harry Belafonte were racking up hits with Lightfoot's songs. In 1966, his debut album Lightfoot! was released and it brought him recognition as a singer as well as a songwriter. It featured many now-famous songs including "For Lovin' Me," "Early Mornin' Rain," "Steel Rail Blues" and "Ribbon of Darkness." Ian and Sylvia Tyson were a Canadian folk music duo who performed and recorded from the early 1960s through the early 1970s. ... The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. ... Chad and Jeremy were a singing folk rock duo in the 1960s, composed of Chad Stuart (born David Stuart Chadwick, 10 December 1941, Windermere, Cumbria) and Jeremy Clyde (born Michael Thomas Jeremy Clyde, 22 March 1941, Dorney, Buckinghamshire). ... Marty Robbins (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982) was one of the most popular and successful American country and western singers of his era. ... Leroy Van Dyke (born October 4, 1929) is billed as The worlds most famous auctioneer. ... Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards singer. ... Richie Havens (born January 21, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American folk singer and guitarist. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... Harold George Belafonete, Jr. ... Lightfoot! is the debut album for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1966 (see 1966 in music). ...

On the strength of this album, which mixed Canadian and universal themes, Lightfoot became one of the first Canadian singers to achieve real stardom in his own country without moving to the United States. The album was released internationally and was also well-received. It was followed by numerous other albums through the late 1960s. But he remained better known as a songwriter than as a singer, with cover versions of his songs recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley. This article is about the recording artist. ... It has been suggested that Johnny Cash family be merged into this article or section. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

Lightfoot embarked on his first Canadian national tour in 1967. It included performances in New York City. Between 1967 and 1971, Lightfoot toured internationally through Europe as well as two well received tours of Australia. He curtailed his touring schedule in 1972 after contracting Bell's palsy, a condition which left his face partially paralyzed for a time. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bells palsy (or facial palsy) is characterised by facial drooping on the affected half, due to malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. ...

It was not until 1971 that his own version of "If You Could Read My Mind" became a Top Ten hit. The song was originally featured on his 1970 album Sit Down Young Stranger, which had not sold well. After the success of the song, the album was re-released under the new title If You Could Read My Mind to capitalize on the success of the song. It was also in 1971 that, on a bus bound for Calgary, Gordon met a lonely teenage girl named Grace on her way home from Toronto. The following year, the song "Alberta Bound" found its debut on the Don Quixote album. Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Sit Down Young Stranger is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 6th album and also his best-selling original album. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sit Down Young Stranger (Later renamed If You Could Read My Mind) is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th and best-selling album, released in 1970 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Sit Down Young Stranger is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 6th album and also his best-selling original album. ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... Don Quixote is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 8th original album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records Label. ...

In 1974, his classic single, "Sundown," from the album of the same name, went to No.1 on the American charts. "Carefree Highway," the followup single from the same album, charted in the Top Ten.^[3] Two years later, Lightfoot had an unexpected hit with a song with the unlikeliest of subject matter. In late November 1975, Lightfoot read a Newsweek magazine article about the Great Lakes ore carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking during a severe storm. Tragically, all of her 29 crew members died. His song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," most of the lyrics of which were taken from the article, reached #2 on the U.S. Billboard charts. "Sundown" and "Edmund Fitzgerald" continue to receive heavy airplay on many classic rock stations. After "Edmund Fitzgerald" Lightfoot would have one more top 40 hit on the Hot 100, "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It In Your Eyes)" which reached # 33 in early 1978. Sundown is one of the most popular songs by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot. ... Sundown is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 10th album, realeased in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. ... These are the Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1974: See also: 1974 in music, List of Number 1 Hits (USA) Categories: No 1 hits in the United States ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Main article: Merchant ship A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship used to transport unpackaged bulk cargo such as cereals, coal, ore, and cement. ... SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a ship that sank suddenly, without a distress signal, in a storm on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. ... The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a song written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot in commemoration of the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Through the 1990s, Lightfoot released two albums and played about fifty tour dates a year. In the fall of 2002, he was in Orillia when he suffered a near-fatal abdominal hemorrhage that left him in a coma for nearly two months. He recovered and later returned to the music business with the album Harmony and an appearance on Canadian Idol. In 2005, he made a low-key tour called, with characteristically droll humour, the "Better Late Than Never Tour." Also see: 2002 (number). ... The abdomen is a part of the body. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ... Harmony is Candian singer Gordon Lightfoots 20th original album. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A large part of the Lightfoot sound was accomplished both in the studio and on tour with the help and expertise of guitarist Red Shea (most lead work) and the bassists John Stockfish and Rick Haynes. These steadfast acompianists were utilized by Lightfoot on many occasions. Whether they were actual contributors or scale employees is not known. The discography of Shea indicates that he was on hand for most of Lightfoot's released studio work. Additionally Shea was on board for many of the hits and tours with Lightfoot. Red Shea also hosted his own Canadian variety show (the exact dates of this show are unknown).

Honours

Lightfoot has received 15 Juno Awards and been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame in 2001. Lightfoot was inducted into Canada's Walk of Famein 1998. In May 2003 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. Lightfoot is also a member of the Order of Ontario, the highest honour in the Province of Ontario. The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. ... The Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame was established in 1984 to honour Canadian country music artists, builders or broadcasters, living or deceased. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked...

Awards Time Line

Winner of Canadian Juno Awards for top folk singer, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977, for top male vocalist, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974, and for composer of the year, 1972 and 1976; recipient of awards from ASCAP for songwriting, 1971, 1974, 1976, and 1977; decorated Order of Canada, 1970; ""Sundown"" named pop record of the year, 1974, by Music Operators of America; recipient of Vanier Award by Canadian Jaycees, 1977; named Canadian male recording artist of the decade (1970s), 1980; named to Juno Hall of Fame, 1986.

Trivia

• "Beautiful", found on Lightfoot's 1972 album Don Quixote, is featured in the Vincent Gallo's 2004 motion picture The Brown Bunny starring Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny. The song is also found on the accompanying soundtrack album.

• Lightfoot's song "Sundown" was written about his one time girlfriend Cathy Smith (who had worked for a time as a bus driver on his tours).^{[citation needed]} Her claim to infamy, however, is that she's the same Cathy Smith who shot up John Belushi when he died from an overdose (a combination of cocaine and heroin known as a speedball). ^[4]

• In Elvis Presley's cover of Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain", Elvis changed the lyrics in the 4th verse from "...as cold and drunk as I can be..." to "...as cold and drunk as I might be...". Gordon has remarked, while performing live, that he is amused at this change, and he now sings the song this way. Notably, Bob Dylan made the same chage in his 1970 recording, which predated the Pressley version.

• Lightfoot filed a lawsuit against composer Michael Masser in April 1987, claiming that Masser's melody for the song "The Greatest Love of All" (recorded by George Benson (1977) and Whitney Houston (1986) stole twenty-four bars from Lightfoot's 1971,#5 hit "If You Could Read My Mind." The transitional section that begins "I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow..." of the Masser song has the exact same melody as "I don't know where we went wrong but the feeling's gone and..." of Lightfoot's song. Although the disputed section is not part of the hook (i.e., the money-making part) of the Masser song, Lightfoot stated that he didn't want people thinking that he had stolen his melody from Masser.^[5] The case was settled out of court, with a public apology from Michael Masser.^{[citation needed]}

• Lightfoot is referenced in many episodes of the animated TV series Mission Hill, by character Kevin French.

• In the Strong Bad E-Mail "army" on Homestar Runner, Homestar tells Strong Bad, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping 'round your back stair." This is a reference to the song "Sundown", which has the line, "Sundown, you'd better take care, if I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stair."

• If You Could Read My Mind is featured in Trigger Happy TV (The one where the public go to have a picture drawn of them then Dom walks away). For legal reasons this was not added to the soundtrack.

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Best-selling songs

• "Alberta Bound"
• "Beautiful"
• "Bitter Green"
• "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
• "Carefree Highway"
• "Cotton Jenny"
• "Did She Mention My Name"
• "Does Your Mother Know"
• "Don Quixote"
• "Early Morning Rain"
• "Ghosts of Cape Horn"
• "If You Could Read My Mind"
• "I'm Not Supposed To Care"
• "In My Fashion"
• "Me and Bobby McGee" (first recorded version of Kris Kristofferson song)
• "Protocol"
• "Rainy Day People"
• "Shadows"
• "Steel Rail Blues"
• "Song for a Winter's Night"
• "Sundown"
• "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
• "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
• "The Pony Man"

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Tribute and covers

• In 1965 Nico covered "I'm Not Sayin'" which featured a pre-Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page playing 12-string acoustic guitar.

• In 1968, Canadian rockers The Guess Who wrote a tune about Lightfoot entitled "Lightfoot", which includes references to Lightfoot's songs.

• Bob Dylan covered "Early Morning Rain" on his 1970 album Self Portrait and has been known to perform "I'm Not Supposed to Care" in live performances.

• Fotheringay - a band featuring Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention - covered "The Way I Feel" in 1970.

• In 1971, The Country Gentlemen covered "Redwood Hill" at a live show in Japan.

• Elvis Presley also covered "Early Morning Rain" in 1972 on the "ELVIS NOW" LP, also as an additional track on his 1973 NBC *via satellite* TV Special Aloha from Hawaii, and on his last CBS-TV Special in 1977 "Elvis in Concert".

• Anne Murray had a big Country hit with her version of "Cotton Jenny", which went #11 Country and #71 Pop.

• Country artist Glen Campbell recorded versions of "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Last Time I Saw Her." He also recorded "Wherefor and Why" which was released only on a 45rpm, not on any albums.

• Australian singer Olivia Newton-John recorded a version of "If You Could Read My Mind" on one of her early country-flavored albums.

• The same song was also covered by Barbara Streisand on her 1971 album Stoney End.

• Canadian band Rheostatics cover "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on their 1991 album Melville.

• Nanci Griffith covered the song "10 Degrees and Getting Colder" in 1993 on her Grammy Award winning album Other Voices, Other Rooms.

• American band, the Dandy Warhols, also cover "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", on their 2004 album Come On Feel The Dandy Warhols.

• Sarah McLachlan included "Song for a Winter's Night" on her 1996 release Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff, and again in 2006 for her first ever Christmas album, Wintersong.

• Netherlands-based singer Viola Wills released a disco version of "If You Could Read My Mind" in 1980, an attempt that was repeated by Amber (with techno-dance group Stars on 54) in 2000.

• Elwood made a rap version of "Sundown" which is the first track on the 2000 album the parlance of our time.

• In 2003, a tribute album Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot was released featuring cover versions of Lightfoot songs by various artists including The Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Cowboy Junkies, Ron Sexsmith, Jesse Winchester and Aengus Finnan.

• Johnny Cash covered "If You Could Read My Mind" on American V: A Hundred Highways released in 2006.

• Bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice has covered numerous Lightfoot compositions and has released an album called Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot.

• British artist Paul Weller covered "Early Morning Rain" for his album Studio 150, released in 2004.

• Mens ensemble Cantus covered "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" on their maritime album There Lies The Home released 2006.

• Tori Amos has covered "If You Could Read My Mind" in live concert.

• Canadian country-rock supergroup The Unintended covered "Rosanna", "Redwood Hills", "Walls" and "The Way I Feel" on the 2006 split album Constantines play Young/Unintended play Lightfoot.

• In the Seinfeld episode "Andrea Doria", Elaine erroneously thinks that Gordon Lightfoot was the ship and that Edmund Fitzgerald is the singer.

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Discography

Original albums

• 1966 Lightfoot!
• 1967 The Way I Feel
• 1968 Did She Mention My Name
• 1968 Back Here on Earth
• 1969 Sunday Concert (live)
• 1970 Sit Down Young Stranger (re-released as If You Could Read My Mind, 1971)
• 1971 Summer Side of Life
• 1972 Don Quixote
• 1972 Old Dan's Records
• 1974 Sundown
• 1975 Cold on the Shoulder
• 1976 Summertime Dream
• 1978 Endless Wire
• 1980 Dream Street Rose
• 1982 Shadows
• 1983 Salute
• 1986 East of Midnight
• 1993 Waiting for You
• 1998 A Painter Passing Through
• 2004 Harmony

Lightfoot! is the debut album for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1966 (see 1966 in music). ... The Way I Feel is the second studio album for Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1967 on the United Artists label. ... Did She mention My name? is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 3rd album, released in 1968 on the United Artists Records Label. ... Back Here On Earth is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 4th album, released in 1968 on the United Artists Records label. ... Sunday Concert is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th album, released in 1969 on the United Artists label. ... Sit Down Young Stranger (Later renamed If You Could Read My Mind) is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th and best-selling album, released in 1970 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Summer Side of Life is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 6th album, released in 1971 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Don Quixote is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 8th original album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Old Dans Records is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 8th album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records label. ... Sundown is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 10th album, realeased in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. ... Cold on the Shoulder is Candian singer Gordon Lightfoots 11th album, realeased in 1975 on the Reprise Records label. ... Summertime Dream is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 12th original album, released on the Reprise Records label in 1976. ... Endless Wire is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 13th original album, released in 1978 on Warner Bros. ... Dream Street Rose is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 14th original album released in 1980 on the Warner Brothers Records label (#3426). ... Shadows is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 15th original album, released in 1982 on the Warner Brothers Records label. ... Salute is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 16th original album, released in 1983 on the Warner Brothers Records label. ... East of Midnight is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 17th original album, released in 1986 on the Warner Brothers Records label. ... Waiting for You is Candian singer Gordon Lightfoots 18th original album, released in 1993 on the Reprise Records label. ... A Painter Passing Through is Candian singer Gordon Lightfoots 19th original album, realeased in 1998 on the Reprise Records label. ... Harmony is Candian singer Gordon Lightfoots 20th original album. ...

Compilations

• 1969 Early Lightfoot
• 1970 The Best
• 1971 Classic Lightfoot: The Best of Gordon...
• 1974 The Very Best of Gordon Lightfoot
• 1975 Gord's Gold
• 1976 Early Morning Rain
• 1985 Songbook
• 1988 Gord's Gold, Vol. 2
• 1989 The Best of Gordon Lightfoot
• 1992 Original Lightfoot
• 1993 The United Artists Collection
• 1994 Lightfoot!/The Way I Feel
• 1999 Songbook
• 2002 Complete Greatest Hits

Gords Gold is a compilation album released by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot in 1975. ... Gords Gold, Vol. ... Songbook is a career retrospective album released by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot on the Rhino label in 1999. ...

Other

• 1975 2 Originals of Gordon Lightfoot
• 1976 Gordon Lightfoot Hudba a Slova Czech release of Cold On The Shoulder[2]
• 1987 If You Could Read My Mind (re-issue)
• 1994 Sunday Concert Bear Family (live)
• 2002 Live in Reno (DVD)
• 2003 Sunday Concert [Capitol 2003] (live)

Sit Down Young Stranger (Later renamed If You Could Read My Mind) is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th and best-selling album, released in 1970 on the Reprise Records Label. ... Sunday Concert is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th album, released in 1969 on the United Artists label. ... Bear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll. ... Sunday Concert is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoots 5th album, released in 1969 on the United Artists label. ...

References

1. ^ Alphabetical List of Honorary Graduates and Eminent Service Award Recipients (PDF). Trent University. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Honorary Doctor of Laws degree received in 1979.
2. ^ MacFarlane, David, Gordon Lightfoot feature in "People" column, The United Church Observer, January 2006
3. ^ Lightfoot! The Gordon Lightfoot Internet Companion. www.lightfoot.ca/chron03.htm, retrieved Nov, 3, 2006.
4. ^ Everett-Green, Robert. "Gordon Lightfoot: The way he felt." The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1999. Reprinted at http://www.corfid.com/gl/press/press04.htm, accessed 2007-03-03.
5. ^ MacDonald, Meg. Contemporary Musicians Volume 3 (June 1990). Reprinted at http://www.corfid.com/gl/biography.htm, accessed 2007-03-03.

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External links

• GordonLightfoot.com
• Lightfoot.ca
• Order of Canada Citation
• Lightfoot page at Canadian Encyclopedia
• CBC Digital Archives: Gordon Lightfoot: Canada's Folk Laureate
• Gordon Lightfoot at the Internet Movie Database
• Wild 1970 interview with underground press rock critics Rick McGrath and Mike Quigley