Skinny Devil Universe: RIP Gordon Lightfoot

Thursday, May 4, 2023

RIP Gordon Lightfoot

We'll not give this folk legend a proper biographical showing here so that we can get right to the music, but I strongly suggest reading his bio at his Wiki Page or visiting his website.

In short, Gordon Lightfoot is known for songs like "If You Could Read My Mind" (his first #1 hit), "Sundown" (his first US #1 hit), "Rainy Day People", "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", and many more, all of which appeared on a variety of albums starting with "Lightfoot!" (1966) and across his certified gold & platinum selling albums "Sit Down Young Stranger" (1970), "Sundown" (1974), "Summertime Dream" (1976), "Endless Wire" (1978), and "East of Midnight" (1986), as well as his platinum selling compilation album "Complete Greatest Hits" released in 2002.

Lightfoot was a favorite of artists like Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson (of The Band), performed at the opening of the winter Olympic Games in Calgary (1988), won 5 ASCAP Awards, one Grammy Award (with 5 Grammy nominations), 16 Juno Awards, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Order of Canada, an honorary doctorate of music from Lakehead University, and so much more...including a Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN in 2014.

Please read more about him and explore his fabulous music, available in music stores and online at all major platforms.

Now...let's take a look at a few songs!

"If You Could Read My Mind" (1970)

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