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.
Awards & recognition
- Golden Plate Award · 2022
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal · 2012
- Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame · 2001
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 1998
- Governor General's Award — English-language poetry · 1997
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- Canadian Music Hall of Fame · 1986
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1978
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1977
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1977
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1976
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1975
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1974
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1973
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1970
- Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
- Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Folk Alliance International
- Order of Ontario
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1982 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1981 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1980 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1979 · nominated
- Juno Award — Album of the Year · 1979 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1978 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance · 1977 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 1977 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1977 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1977 · nominated
- Juno Award — Album of the Year · 1977 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1976 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1975 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1975 · nominated
- Juno Award — Folk Artist of the Year · 1974 · nominated
- Juno Award — Songwriter of the Year · 1973 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Male Pop Vocal Performance · 1972 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording · 1969 · nominated
Filmography5 titles
Anne Murray: Full Circle
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Saturday Night Live
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Harry Tracy, Desperado