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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."
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Filmography
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self 14
Movies 13
TV Shows 4
Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982)
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79 (1979)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Lightheaded
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-11-17
Deathday2023-05-01 (84 years old)
Birth NameGordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.
Birth PlaceOrillia, Ontario, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
ResidencesOrillia, Canada, Los Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsGord Lightfoot, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Canada, Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year, Juno Award for Folk Artist of the Year, Governor General's Award for English-language poetry, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Canada's Walk of Fame, Order of Ontario, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
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