So many brilliant songwriters came out of Canada in the Sixties — legends like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Robbie Robertson — that the talents of Gordon Lightfoot are sometimes ...

The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material. By Rob Tannenbaum Bob Dylan once named Gordon Lightfoot one of his favorite ...

As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...

Platinum-selling musical artist and Canadian folk royalty Gordon Lightfoot has died. As confirmed by his publicist, Victor Lord, Lightfoot died of “natural causes.” He was 84. Often considered one of ...

FILE - Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, strums backstage at the Westbury Music Fair on Sept. 8, 1987, in Westbury, N.Y. Canada's legendary folk singer-songwriter, whose hits include Early Morning ...

Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital on Monday night of natural causes, according to his publicist. The singer-songwriter had long suffered from serious health problems that caused extensive ...

Michiganders remembered Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer who died Monday at 84 and who told stories through song, one of the best known being "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," an unlikely ...