Gordon Lightfoot
Biography
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Lightfoot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie Appearances
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as Self
2019
Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79
as Self - Musician
1979
Harry Tracy, Desperado
as U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
1982
Lightheaded
as Himself
TBA
Anne Murray: Full Circle
as Self
2021
Animal Charm: Golden Digest
as Himself (archival footage)
1996
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
as Self
1974
Tears Are Not Enough
as Self
1985
Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert
as Himself
1972
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
as Self
2009
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
as Self
2019
Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno
as Self
2002
