Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. , CC, O. Ont is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and entered the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976).
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- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. , CC, O. Ont is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and entered the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, George Hamilton IV, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Richie Havens, Harry Belafonte, Tony Rice, Sandy Denny, Scott Walker, Sarah McLachlan and John Mellencamp. Robbie Robertson of The Band declared that Lightfoot was one of his "favourite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure. " Lightfoot was a featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta.
- Gordon Lightfoot ist ein kanadischer Folk-Sänger und Songwriter. Zudem ist er auch als Countrysänger bekannt. Lightfoot, der in den 1960er Jahren bereits einige Solo-Platten aufnahm, war zunächst eher als Songwriter erfolgreich. Auch Elvis Presley coverte immer wieder Songs von Lightfoot, beispielsweise "That's what you get for lovin me", oder "Early mornin rain", letzteren Song nahm auch Bob Dylan auf. Sein erster internationaler Hit war 1970 der Titel If You Could Read My Mind. Dieses Stück machte ihn auch in Deutschland einem größeren Publikum bekannt, allerdings erst 1972 auf dem Umweg über die Instrumentalversion der schwedischen Gruppe The Spotnicks. Daliah Lavi sang die deutsche Cover-Version "Wär' ich ein Buch im Leben". Bei ihrer Berichterstattung von der Olympiade präsentierte die ARD einen regelmäßigen Zuschauerwettbewerb, bei dem die schönste Sportlerin zu wählen war, und unterlegte die Präsentation der Kandidatinnen jeweils mit Lightfoots Komposition. 2006 wurde der Song nochmals zur Berühmtheit in der sehr gefühlvollen Interpretation von Johnny Cash, der ihn kurz vor seinem Tod für seine letzte CD American V: A Hundred Highways aufnahm. Lightfoot näherte in den 1970er Jahren seinen überwiegend von akustischen Gitarren und Bass begleiteten Folk-Sound durch Einbeziehung weiterer Instrumente wie elektrische Gitarre und Schlagzeug dem Mainstream an. 1974 gelang ihm in den USA eine Nr. 1 mit Sundown (Single und Album). Sein letzter großer Erfolg in den Charts war 1976 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, die Ballade von einer Schiffskatastrophe auf den Großen Seen. Seit den 1980er Jahren ist Lightfoot, der weiterhin auf der Bühne und im Studio aktiv ist, nicht mehr in den amerikanischen Top 50 vertreten. Gesundheitliche Probleme zwangen ihn 2002/03 zu einer längeren Pause. Er konnte 2004 mit Harmony aber wieder ein neues Album vorlegen und trat im Juli 2005 im Rahmen des kanadischen Live8-Konzerts auf.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, CC, O. Ont, LL. D on kanadalainen folkmuusikko, säveltäjä, lyyrikko ja runoilija.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, C.C. , O. Ont. , est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, poète et chanteur folk canadien. Il est membre de l'Ordre du Canada.
- Figura fra gli artisti che si sono esibiti nella trasmissione televisiva Tops of the Pops e il suo nome è iscritto dal 1998 fra quello delle celebrità canadesi della Walk of Fame. Vincitore di quindici Juno Award, è membro dell'Order of Canada e dell'Order of Ontario. Ha fatto parte nel 1985 del supergruppo Northern Lights che ha visto riuniti artisti canadesi per l'incisione del brano singolo Tears Are Not Enough i cui proventi furono donati alla popolazione dell'Etiopia colpita da una carestia. Tre anni dopo, nel 1988 è stato tra gli artisti che si sono esibiti nella cerimonia di apertura dei XV Giochi olimpici invernali di Calgary. Nel luglio 2005 ha partecipato al Live 8 Barrie, il raduno musicale interno al Live 8 tenutosi al Park Place di Barrie, presso Toronto. Secondo il collega e connazionale Robbie Robertson di The Band, è uno dei maggiori cantautori canadesi ed è da considerarsi alla stregua di un patrimonio nazionale.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, is een folkzanger, componist en tekstschrijver.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. er en canadisk singersongwriter som har fått en internasjonal anerkjennelse innen musikksjangrene folk, country og rock. Han ble særlig kjent på 1960- og 1970-tallet og har hatt en meget stor innflytelse på utviklingen av dette miljøet også i Norge. Blant hans kjente sanger fra denne tiden er «If You Could Read My Mind» fra 1970, «Sundown» fra 1974 og «The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald» fra 1976). Sangene hans har blitt brukt av mange av de mest kjente internasjonale artistene, slike som Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash og Bob Dylan. Robbie Robertson fra The Band har uttalt at Lightfoot var en av hans «favoritter blant de canadiske songwriters og i høyeste grad en nasjonal skatt. ».
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- Gordon Lightfoot ist ein kanadischer Folk-Sänger und Songwriter. Zudem ist er auch als Countrysänger bekannt. Lightfoot, der in den 1960er Jahren bereits einige Solo-Platten aufnahm, war zunächst eher als Songwriter erfolgreich. Auch Elvis Presley coverte immer wieder Songs von Lightfoot, beispielsweise "That's what you get for lovin me", oder "Early mornin rain", letzteren Song nahm auch Bob Dylan auf. Sein erster internationaler Hit war 1970 der Titel If You Could Read My Mind.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, CC, O. Ont, LL. D on kanadalainen folkmuusikko, säveltäjä, lyyrikko ja runoilija.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, C.C. , O. Ont. , est un auteur-compositeur-interprète, poète et chanteur folk canadien. Il est membre de l'Ordre du Canada.
- Figura fra gli artisti che si sono esibiti nella trasmissione televisiva Tops of the Pops e il suo nome è iscritto dal 1998 fra quello delle celebrità canadesi della Walk of Fame. Vincitore di quindici Juno Award, è membro dell'Order of Canada e dell'Order of Ontario.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, is een folkzanger, componist en tekstschrijver.
- Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. er en canadisk singersongwriter som har fått en internasjonal anerkjennelse innen musikksjangrene folk, country og rock. Han ble særlig kjent på 1960- og 1970-tallet og har hatt en meget stor innflytelse på utviklingen av dette miljøet også i Norge. Blant hans kjente sanger fra denne tiden er «If You Could Read My Mind» fra 1970, «Sundown» fra 1974 og «The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald» fra 1976).
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