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	Gordon Lightfoot - Music Downloads - Online
		Lightfoot hit a peak in 1974 with Sundown, which went to number one, as did the title song when released on a single.
		Though he had developed a timeless style, Lightfoot was caught by the popular decline of folk-based music in the latter half of the 1970s, and has performed and recorded less frequently since, sometimes trying to conform to perceived commercial trends without success.
		In 2002 Lightfoot suffered a near-fatal abdominal hemorrhage while performing in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario, causing him to cancel his fall tour.
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	Gordon Lightfoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gordon Lightfoot was born on November 17, 1938 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
		A frail but determined Gordon Lightfoot is working on a new album and hopes to begin touring again in 18 months, the legendary singer told the Star this week in his first interview since falling seriously ill last September.
		Lightfoot, who was candid, humble and engaging throughout the 75-minute interview, now says an artery ruptured near his liver as a result of a rare disorder, and that he was in a coma-like state for 6 1/2 weeks.
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	Gordon Lightfoot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr., CC, O.Ont, LL.D (hon.) (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian folk singer, composer, lyricist and poet.
		Lightfoot was born November 17, 1938 to Jessica Lightfoot and Gordon Meredith Lightfoot in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
		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.
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	Gordon Lightfoot biography and CD's
		Gordon's parents recognized and encouraged his interest in music; his first appearance at Massey Hall in Toronto, was just before he turned 13, when he won a competition for boys with unchanged voices.
		Gordon hit a peak in 1974 with 'Sundown', which, together with the single of the title song, went to number one.
		Though Gordon had developed a timeless style, he was caught by the popular decline of folk-based music in the latter half of the 1970s, and has performed and recorded less frequently since.
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	Gordon Lightfoot Interview 1970
		Lightfoot was still with a man from CBC Radio so we had to wait.
		Lightfoot: Actually, they've chased me around for quite some time to see if I would join the Canadian Songwriters' Society, and I was a member of the american one, and so finally after about two years I said OK, so give me the goddamn papers and I'll join CAPAC.
		Lightfoot: Not only was I not told what the questions were going to be, I was lucky to get on.
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	Gordon Lightfoot News
		Canada nearly lost a national treasure back in 2002 when folk legend Gordon Lightfoot was felled by an abdominal hemorrhage that left him in a coma for nearly two months.
		Lightfoot maintains his stature in folk circles Gordon Lightfoot is a master of topical songwriting.
		Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary Canadian folksinger, comes to the Young Auditorium at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater next week.
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	Sarasota, Florida - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall - Gordon Lightfoot
		On September 7, 2002, Legendary singer-songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot was felled during a concert in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario by an acute abdominal aneurysm.
		Producer Bob Doidge and Gordonâs band went to work on the recordings, overdubbing parts and bringing their work to Gordon in the hospital for his approval and changes.
		Gordon was also honored as a charter member of Canadaâs Walk of Fame and most recently was elevated to the "companion" of the Order of Canada (highest level) in December.
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	YouTube - Gordon Lightfoot - Inspiration Lady
		Gordon Lightfoot fell ill and nearly died in 2002, this video was done in 2004 and you can see how ill he really was in 2002.
		Lightfoot much like some of his counterparts in the US, has a whole bunch of younger fans in his native Canada, in addition he has younger children himself.
		Gordon Lightfoot, Judy Collins and Joni Mitchell owe their early successes to Ian and Sylvia Tyson who wrote or recorded their songs.
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	CD Baby: GORDON LIGHTFOOT: Harmony
		Gordon is still recovering but much improved and very excited about the release of the album.
		Gordon just spent a day filming scenes for his new video Inspiration Lady which will be released to radio and television in March 2004.
		Gordon sums up his thoughts about Harmony in the album liner notes: "In the final analysis, the job was what mattered.
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	Gordon Lightfoot Tickets, Gordon Lightfoot Concert Tickets at StubHub! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The celebrated folk singer Gordon Lightfoot is returning to the road for a lengthy tour this summer for the first time since an aneurysm sidelined him in 2002.
		Gordon Lightfoot concert tickets are available, and this legendary folk singer and poet has always played to packed venues filled with his loyal followers.
		Gordon Lightfoot tickets are sure to bring you a unique show, and you'll be glad you made the effort to see him.
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	Gordon Lightfoot - Biography
		Gordon Lightfoot nonetheless retains the respect of his contemporaries, although his profile lessened quite considerably during the 80s.
		An eloquent composer, Gordon Lightfoot pens contemporary ballads that could easily be the envy of historic bards entrusted to record the world around them in all its beauty, harshness, and poignancy.
		Lightfoot had written some seventy-five songs, most of which "didn't really mean anything," before he heard wordsmith Bob Dylan for the first time and had his viewpoint about composing changed dramatically.
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	Amazon.com: Gordon Lightfoot - Complete Greatest Hits: Music: Gordon Lightfoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Until now, Canadian Gordon Lightfoot - the most folk-oriented of the singer-songwriters who made it big on the pop charts in the `70s - has never had a single disc retrospective of his work that was even remotely worthy of him.
		Gordon Lightfoot had some great records back in the '70s and had such brilliant songcraft on all his songs.
		This song showed that Gordon was ahead of his time musically, as he sang about a story about a sunken ship and the people on it in storytelling form.
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	Amazon.com: Sundown: Music: Gordon Lightfoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This album wasn't Lightfoot's breakthrough recording, but it was both a demonstration of the rocking electric turn most folkies would make after Dylan's revolution, and a commercially successful marriage of soulful, R&B sensibility with folk narratives.
		While I strongly disagree with that estimation of the effort here, what occurred to me was the simple fact that over a fifteen period, Gordon Lightfoot produced so many superior albums populated by such uniformly outstanding songs that we've become inured to the fact that he is such a singular, talented and singular talent.
		Gordon is an incredibly talented singer/songwriter who is in the process of leaving us dozens of terrific albums for our continuing entertainment and edification.
	www.amazon.com /Sundown-Gordon-Lightfoot/dp/B000002KC2 (1248 words)

	Gordon Lightfoot and Folk Music (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gordon Lightfoot Canadian Tour: It is finally October, and Gordon Lightfoot is in the midst of his 17 concert Canadian tour.
		Lightfoot's recording of the song is available on many of his CDs including If You Could Read My Mind, Gord's Gold, and remastered on Complete Greatest Hits and Songbook (boxed set).
		Lightfoot has credited Gibson with influencing his guitar playing (Gibson was key in popularizing the 12-string guitar), and Gibson's three-part Civil War Trilogy helped inspire Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
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	Singer Gordon Lightfoot in hospital
		Gordon Lightfoot, one of Canada's best-known musicians, has undergone surgery for an undisclosed illness.
		Lightfoot rose to fame in the 1960s folk music heyday, and later made a successful transition to pop music.
		Lightfoot was named to the Order of Canada in 1970 in recognition of his contributions to Canadian culture.
	www.cbc.ca /news/story/2002/09/08/lightfoot020908.html (1226 words)

	The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a song written and performed by Gordon Lightfoot in commemoration of the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975.
		The song mentions that Fitzgerald was fully loaded and headed for Cleveland; she was in fact headed for Detroit, but was to dock in Cleveland for the rest of the winter.
		Lightfoot may be excused on account of artistic licence; "Cleveland" is more euphonic in the context of the song.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald (537 words)

	Linus Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		On September 7th 2002, Gordon was felled, during a concert in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario by a burst artery.
		In 1970, in recognition of his contributions in furthering Canadian culture, he received the prestigious Order of Canada citation; in November 1997 he was presented the Governor General's Award-the highest official Canadian honor, which is conferred on very few, for their international efforts in spreading Canadian culture.
		“Gordon Lightfoot, everytime I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever.
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	CNN.com - Lightfoot praises 'Beautiful' tribute - Sep. 1, 2003
		Lightfoot, 64, has been quiet since being rushed to the hospital in August 2002 with an undisclosed stomach illness, just hours before he was to perform in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario.
		Refraining from commenting on his condition, Lightfoot says he is completing a new album, which will be issued independently in early 2004.
		Seven songs on "Beautiful" are from Lightfoot's '60s folk period, in which he recorded five albums for United Artists in the U.S. At the time, Lightfoot worked extensively on the North American folk circuit, but his popularity was primarily in Canada, where he was lionized by the media.
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	Gordon Lightfoot: Songbook
		Rather, Lightfoot has always known that if you fight the hassles of life, love and society too much, then, heck, you've already lost the fight.
		And, of course, if Lightfoot isn't pop music's last true balladeer, a minstrel who yearns to tell actual stories in song, then he's certainly pop music's best balladeer.
		In the excellent 60-page book of liner notes and essays by and about Lightfoot, the artist himself notes that his song Stone Cold Sober "makes me feel good, and a little sad." Such is the wistful, quiet majesty that much of Lightfoot's music evokes.
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	Gordon Lightfoot Tickets - Cheap Gordon Lightfoot Concert Shows Tickets At Onlineseats
		Lightfoot never looked back, forging his storied career first as choral performer and dancer on the CBC's Country Hoedown for two years, before drumming for a revue dubbed Up Tempo '61, under the unexpected pseudonym Charles Sullivan.
		Lightfoot's star really began to rise at the beginning of the next decade, when he entered the U.S. charts for the first time with "If You Could Read My Mind," which reached No. 5 on the singles chart.
		Gordon Lightfoot tickets may be purchased by following any of the links on this page.
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	S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Online
		Many people are not aware that the song, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, by Gordon Lightfoot, is associated with a real life event.
		When Gordon Lightfoot first heard about the wreck, he did so through a news article in Newsweek, and as a commemoration to the wreck and to the men, Lightfoot composed a song.
		Gordon Lightfoot usually is very protective of this song and the wishes of the family members and is in no way "for" exploiting the victims, or their family members.
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	"Sundown"
		Grossman told Lightfoot that the trio were interested in recording his song "Early Morning Rain," and soon Lightfoot was also being managed by Grossman.
		The song was composed during one of Lightfoot's marathon writing sessions.
		Two years later, Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (about an ore vessel that sank on Lake Superior), became a number two hit for the baritone singer.
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	Gordon Lightfoot : Summertime Dream - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		With Summertime Dream, Gordon Lightfoot produced one of his finest albums, and wrapped up a six-year period of popularity that he would not recapture.
		Propelled by his second biggest hit, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," Summertime Dream summed up the sound that had served Lightfoot so well in his post-"If You Could Read My Mind" days.
		This distinctive sound featured Lightfoot's strummed six- or 12-string guitar complemented by Terry Clements' electric guitar lines and Pee Wee Charles' pedal steel guitar accents.
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	Lightfoot! The Gordon Lightfoot Internet Companion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Lightfoot is currently embarked on his 2006 touring year
		Welcome to Lightfoot!, the most complete source of Gordon Lightfoot information anywhere on the planet, with "the" most up to date new concert listings to be found.
		your first stop on the internet for all things related to Gordon Lightfoot.
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	Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gordon Lightfoot's song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976, Moose Music, Ltd.) is a tribute to this ship wreck and the men who lost their lives.
		Some of the lyrics of the song are given below along with descriptions of related events.
		The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; Lyrics by Gordon Lightfoot, Moose Music Ltd.
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	Gordon Lightfoot
		The first time I heard Gordon sing I was hooked.
		That beautiful voice and the stories told in his songs.
		I've been a real fan ever since. I love all Gordon's songs but I think
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