Gordon Lightfoot
Biography
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Midnight Special
The Johnny Cash Show
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Anne Murray: Full Circle
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
All Movies (12)
- Anne Murray: Full Circle2021 · as Self
- Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese2019 · as Self
- Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind2019 · as Self
- This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s2009 · as Self
- Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno2002 · as Self
- Animal Charm: Golden Digest1996 · as Himself (archival footage)
- Tears Are Not Enough1985 · as Self
- Harry Tracy, Desperado1982 · as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
- Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '791979 · as Self - Musician
- The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 19741974 · as Self
- Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert1972 · as Himself
- Lightheaded— · as Himself
All TV Shows (3)
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Midnight Special1972 · as Self
- The Johnny Cash Show1969 · as Self