Gordon Lightfoot
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 17, 1938
- Died
- May 1, 2023 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Orillia, Ontario, Canada
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
The Brown Bunny
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Harry Tracy, Desperado
The Midnight Special
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Tears Are Not Enough
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Filmography
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Movie · as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Movie · as Self
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Movie · as Self
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Movie · as Self
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno
Movie · as Self
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
Movie · as Himself (archival footage)
Tears Are Not Enough
Movie · as Self
Harry Tracy, Desperado
Movie · as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
Movie · as Self - Musician
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
Movie · as Self
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
Movie · as Himself
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Johnny Cash Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep