RIP Gordon Lightfoot

[raymac46]

The greatest Canadian singer-songwriter died May 1 at the age of 84. I have been following his career since 1966 and there is no one who embodied musically the spirit of being a Canadian more than Lightfoot. He had a number of international hits but this obscure track is a personal favorite. It's simple in its melody, but Lightfoot always surrounded himself with a bunch of great pickers. Listen for the dobro, high tuned guitar and banjo in this one. RIP.

 

 

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Damn.  Some of us over at Diaspora were talking about Gordon just the other day. He'll be immortal in his music, but still a great loss to us all.

[sunrat]

RIP Gordon.

I was listening to an anthology collection of his music recently too. "If You Could Read My Mind" is a classic and possibly his most well-known song. I have his "Sundown" album on vinyl too.

[raymac46]

I have a ton of his early stuff on vinyl, going back to 1966. Plus lots of CDs. I saw him in concert 3 times, but not since the early 90s. My favorite is "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" - the earlier version on his second LP.

 

 

Edited May 3, 2023 by raymac46

[raymac46]

Well Gord didn't always take hinself that seriously and this one from 1978 isn't all that politically correct but it's FUN. His lead guitarist Terry Clements was a particularly fine electric player.

 

 

Edited May 4, 2023 by raymac46

[raymac46]

One final chance to enjoy the picking wizardry of the late Terry Clements. This time acoustic.
 

 

[Cluttermagnet]

"...say a prayer for the world out there..."

 

I can see why this is a sentimental favorite- and yes, one can hear the quality

of the backup musicians he surrounded himself with. RIP Gordon.

 

I have wonderful memories of southern Ontario as a kid in the late 50's.

So glad I got to experience it.

 

...and the world says a prayer for Canada- and Gordon Lightfoot...

 

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