[Music] Gordon Lightfoot - RIP

[Swimboy64]

And another favourite.
RIP to a good singer/songwriter who I listened to for years.

Probably my favourite bud thanks for posting it

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Saw him at The Old Market what feels like fairly recently but could be a decade now ...... an unexpectedly enjoyable evening with the man getting fairly close to the high notes. A talented bloke to be sure.

 

[Chickenrunner]

Saw him at RAH a few years ago. The best Canadian singer since Harry Chapin. (Not counting Geddy in this one as hardly a Ballard singer.) Sundown being my favourite song.

Harry Chapin was born in Greenwich Village - NYC...

 

[GT49er]

Sad loss. Back in the 70s me and my best friend were gigging around Edinburgh and the borders. One of the numbers in our set was Alan doing a solo version of 'If You Could Read My Mind' and he did a wonderful version of it. I can still hear it in my head now. I lost him just over a year ago, and now the creator of that great song has gone too. Sad times - RIPs (plural).

 

[Quebec Seagull]

I saw him at his last show in Ottawa, at the NAC. 2018, I believe. Wonderful man. It's incredible how omnipresent his music was on English-Canadian radio and TV, even after the hits dried up in the 80s. I play his albums on a frequent basis and even learned half-a-dozen of his songs on guitar back in the day.

Fifteen years ago, Canadian Idol had a Lightfoot-themed show where Gordon coached the contestants. Then all 6 of them played and sang Canadian Railroad Trilogy live in front of him. It was an emotional moment.

 

[Vicar!]

Harry Chapin was born in Greenwich Village - NYC...

I stand corrected

 

[Vicar!]

Strange, I'm a big Harry Chapin fan, and until your post I didn't realise that he was Canadian.

Now corrected, my error.

 

[Robinjakarta]

Gordon Lightfoot: Sunrise to Sundown

"I always sang and I always performed. I always had a job." More

americansongwriter.com

Interview 3 years ago.
RIP great songwriter and singer who unfortunately I never got to see.

 

[FamilyGuy]

Harry Chapin was born in Greenwich Village - NYC...

Aha!! Thanks