Gordon Lightfoot
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Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter renowned for his poetic folk and country-influenced ballads such as "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Lightfoot canonical | 6 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country musician
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folk musician ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2020s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction
NERFINISHED
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Governor General’s Performing Arts Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Canada ⓘ Order of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Songwriters Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-11-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-05-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian of English and Scottish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music
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songwriting ⓘ |
| fullName | Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country
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country folk ⓘ folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Canadian singer-songwriters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | 1960s folk revival ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAlbum |
Don Quixote
NERFINISHED
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Gord’s Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ Summertime Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
poetic narrative ballads
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storytelling songs about Canadian history and landscapes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
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Carefree Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Early Morning Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ If You Could Read My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainy Day People NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Orillia, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
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United Artists Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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