More than 2,400 fans poured through a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot's hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. As rain fell, a line grew on the ...

Family members carry the casket of singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot after a funeral service at St. Paul's United Church Monday, May 8, 2023, in his hometown of Orillia, Ont.

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose enduring folk hits included “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “Sundown,” died Monday, his spokesperson told CNN. He was 84.

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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was born Nov. 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario, about 80 miles north of Toronto. His parents, Gordon and Jessie Vick Lightfoot, ran a dry cleaning business.

Released with the singer’s knowledge in 2017, Lightfoot was shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker’s Book Award and nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Award in ...

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's answer to U.S. singer-songwriters who provided the soundtrack for baby boomers coming of age amid a countercultural revolution, died Monday, his publicist said. He was ...

Lightfoot was born Nov. 17, 1938, in Orillia, Ontario. His parents recognized his singing ability at a young age and placed him in Orillia’s St. Paul’s United Church.

Gordon Lightfoot, who shot to fame on ... Born in Orillia, Ontario on Nov. 17, 1938, Lightfoot demonstrated an early aptitude for music as a choir singer before he was even in his teens.

The soul-stirring melodies of Gordon Lightfoot continue to resonate with audiences worldwide, and nowhere is his legacy more alive than in the spirited performances of the original Lightfoot Band.

Fans of late folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will have an opportunity to pay their respects in his Orillia, Ont., hometown today. A public visitation will be held for the musician from 1 p ...