Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot
1938 - 2023
Gordon Lightfoot  Canadian Musician
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Gordon Lightfoot dating history

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Gordon Lightfoot was previously married to Kim Hasse (2014 - 2023), Elizabeth Moon (1989 - 2011) and Brita Olaisson (1963 - 1973).

Gordon Lightfoot was in a relationship with Cathy Evelyn Smith (1970 - 1973).

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Canadian Musician Gordon Lightfoot was born Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. on 17th November, 1938 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada and passed away on 1st May 2023 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aged 84. He is most remembered for his discography consisting of albums like Lightfoot!, Did She Mention My Name?, The Way I Feel, Back Here on Earth, Endless Wire, Sit Down Young Stranger (a.k.a. If You Could Read My Mind), Old Dan’s Records, East of Midnight, Summer Side of Life, Summertime Dream, Don Quixote, Sundown, Salute, Cold on the Shoulder, Dream Street Rose, Shadows, A Painter Passing Through, Waiting for You, Harmony, Solo, and Gord’s Gold, and a string of songs, including Early Morning Rain, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Sundown, If You Could Read My Mind, Carefree Highway, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Beautiful, Ribbon of Darkness, Rainy Day People, That's What You Get for Lovin' Me, Did She Mention My Name, I'm Not Sayin' That I Love You, Race Among the Ruins, Softly, Song for a Winter's Night, and Summer Side of Life. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Gordon Lightfoot is a member of the following lists: Warner Records artists, Canadian pop singers and Canadian singer-songwriters.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married3 22 years 14 years, 4 months 9 years, 9 months
Dating1 3 years - -
Total4 22 years 11 years, 6 months 3 years

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First Name Gordon
Middle Name Meredith
Last Name Lightfoot
Full Name at Birth Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.
Alternative Name Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. CC OOnt, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr., Gordon, Gordon Lightfoot
Birthday 17th November, 1938
Birthplace Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Died 1st May, 2023
Place of Death Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death Natural Causes
Height 6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight 154lbs (70 kg)
Build Slim
Eye Color Blue
Hair Color Salt and Pepper
Distinctive Feature Distinctive baritone voice
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Sexuality Straight
Religion Christian
Ethnicity White
Nationality Canadian
High School Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute
University Westlake College of Music, Los Angeles, Califorinia, USA (1958), McGill University's Schulich School of Music, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music
Occupation Text Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Actor
Occupation Musician
Claim to Fame his discography consisting of albums
like Lightfoot!, Did She Mention My Name?, The Way I Feel, Back Here on Earth, Endless Wire, Sit Down Young Stranger (a.k.a. If You Could Read My Mind), Old Dan’s Records, East of Midnight, Summer Side of Life, Summertime Dream, Don Quixote, Sundown, Salute, Cold on the Shoulder, Dream Street Rose, Shadows, A Painter Passing Through, Waiting for You, Harmony, Solo, and Gord’s Gold, and a string of songs, including Early Morning Rain, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Sundown, If You Could Read My Mind, Carefree Highway, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Beautiful, Ribbon of Darkness, Rainy Day People, That's What You Get for Lovin' Me, Did She Mention My Name, I'm Not Sayin' That I Love You, Race Among the Ruins, Softly, Song for a Winter's Night, and Summer Side of Life
Music Genre (Text) Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Pop
Music Genre Folk, Piano
Year(s) Active 1958–present, 1958–2023
Music Style Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary
Music Mood Earnest, Poignant, Gentle, Reflective, Intimate, Earthy, Organic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Autumnal, Calm/Peaceful, Literate, Bittersweet, Wistful, Plaintive, Amiable/Good-Natured
Instrument Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Instrument (text) Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Drums
Record Label United Artists, Reprise, Warner Bros., Linus, True North, United Artists Records, Reprise Records, True North Records
Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) B.C. Fiedler Management, Celebrity Talent International, Early Morning Productions, Inc.
Official Websites gordonlightfoot.com/, www.facebook.com/GordonLightfootOfficial/, www.nndb.com/people/055/000023983/, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gordon-lightfoot-profile/
Father Gordon Lightfoot
Mother Jessica Lightfoot
Family Member Fred Lightfoot (son), Ingrid Lightfood (daughter), Miles Lightfoot (son), Meredith Lightfoot (daughter)

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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Partner Comparison

NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Gordon Lightfoot84 ScorpioMusician
Canadian
Kim Hasse62 AriesActress
American
Elizabeth Moon-
Cathy Evelyn Smith73 TaurusSinger
Canadian
Brita Olaisson-
Swedish

Children

NameGenderBornAgeOther Parent
MilesMaleElizabeth Moon
MeredithFemaleElizabeth Moon
FredMale1st February, 196460 years oldBrita Olaisson
IngridFemale31st December, 196558 years oldBrita Olaisson

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Floating over Canada with Murray Mclauchlan1985TV Movie
Northern Lights: Tears Are Not Enough1985Music Video
Hotel1983Joe DanielsTV Show
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch1982U.S. Marshal Morrie NathanMovie
The Wayne & Shuster Comedy Special1971TV Show
One Hundred Years Young1967TV Movie

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Rock1984May 1, 2023

shared a link: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004492/

DellroyGMJan 2, 2015

What's this crap about all of Lightfoot's songs being released in 1905? Get your dates right!


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