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Biography
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous gold and platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness."
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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
2021as Self
2021as Self
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019as Self
2019as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Musical Guest
1975as Self - Musical Guest
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
2019as Self
2019as Self
Harry Tracy, Desperado
1982as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
1982as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan