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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
2. Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) — Self
3. Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019) — Self
4. Harry Tracy, Desperado (1982) — U.S. Marshal Morrie Nathan
5. The Midnight Special (1972) — Self
6. Animal Charm: Golden Digest (1996) — Himself (archival footage)
7. The Johnny Cash Show (1969) — Self
8. Tears Are Not Enough (1985) — Self
9. Lightheaded — Himself
10. Anne Murray: Full Circle (2021) — Self
11. Gordon Lightfoot: BBC Four In Concert (1972) — Himself
12. Gordon Lightfoot - Live From Soundstage '79 (1979) — Self - Musician
13. The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974 (1974) — Self
14. This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s (2009) — Self
15. Gordon Lightfoot: Live in Reno (2002) — Self