Without the song, ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ may have been largely forgotten

Without Gordon Lightfoot’s song, the Edmund Fitzgerald could have faded from memory along with the names of the roughly 6,500 ...
Yahoo

Gordon Lightfoot: 10 Essential Songs by the Canadian Folk Icon

So many brilliant songwriters came out of Canada in the Sixties — legends like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Robbie Robertson — that the talents of Gordon Lightfoot are sometimes ...
Variety

Gordon Lightfoot: 12 of His Finest Musical Moments

As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...
The New York Times

Gordon Lightfoot’s 10 Essential Songs

The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material. By Rob Tannenbaum Bob Dylan once named Gordon Lightfoot one of his favorite ...
WXYZ

Gordon Lightfoot said song he was most proud of is 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'

(WXYZ) — Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot died Monday at the age of 84, and we're looking back at one of his most popular hits, "The Wreck of the ...
Hartford Courant

Gordon Lightfoot, one of the greatest songwriters of all time, dies at 84

It feels like Gordon Lightfoot has always been with me. I mean, was there ever a time when “Old Dan’s Records,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “Cotton Jenny” ...