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Gordon Lightfoot

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It is turning out to be a bad day for veteran colonial singer-songwriters. Broderick Smith a few hours ago and now Gordon Lightfoot. He was 84.


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  • BillDLBillDL Frets: 5615
    Oh man!  By horrible coincidence I was just sitting in work during a quiet spell with my acoustic playing and singing Christian Island :(
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  • BrizeBrize Frets: 5511
    An under-rated artist and songwriter - Bob Dylan was a big fan. I saw him live in Toronto in 1999 - his voice was already pretty shot by that point but it was still a great gig. RIP Gordie.
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 12145
    edited May 2023
    RIP,   crackin singer/songwriter.  

    used to do Cotton Jenny in the band, back in the day..........will be getting the box out and playing that later along with Daylight Katy (if I can remember it), and of course Sundown...........  all take me straight back to a good place in my life

    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • WhitecatWhitecat Frets: 5078
    Good innings him though. Never really had the success outside of Canada that he deserved, despite having artists such as Elvis & Bob Dylan sing his songs... but still, became a Canadian icon and will forever be one.

    'Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald' is an epic...
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  • sinbaadisinbaadi Frets: 1252
    Those Midnight Special performances are brilliant.



    To be honest given the issues he had, he's done very well indeed.
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  • OffsetOffset Frets: 9212
    Great singer/songwriter.  If You Could Read My Mind in particular is a fantastic song.

    RIP.
    Currently for sale: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/247085/pro-ject-essential-ii-turntable
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  • LastMantraLastMantra Frets: 3819
    He was a bit heavy handed. 
    MYMUSIC
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  • jdgmjdgm Frets: 807
    R.I.P.
    He was a great artist and songwriter IMO.  Saw him once back in the 70s.
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  • goldtopgoldtop Frets: 5625
    Whitecat said:
    Good innings him though. Never really had the success outside of Canada that he deserved, despite having artists such as Elvis & Bob Dylan sing his songs... but still, became a Canadian icon and will forever be one.

    'Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald' is an epic...
    That's the one that held me spellbound as a kid. Such storytelling in a song. I only found out it was a true story a few years ago.

    I watched Beato's analysis of this morning.



    I should try and learn this.
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  • sev112sev112 Frets: 2457
    One of my faves and regular OpenMic 
    RIP
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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7208
    sundown Gordon....

    <Vintage BOSS Upgrades>
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