Canadian folk songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died at age 84 in a Toronto hospital on Monday evening. His death was confirmed by his publicist, as reported by CBC. No specific cause of death was revealed.

The 50th anniversary of Lightfoot’s haunting folk rock ballad, about the 1975 sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, will figure prominently when The Lightfoot Band returns ...

On paper, it should never have been a hit record. But despite the odds stacked against it — the 6-minute length, the somber subject matter, the last-minute recording session — “The Wreck of the Edmund ...

Gordon Lightfoot, who shot to fame on the strength of a string of hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. His publicist, Victoria Lord, confirms to CBC News that the iconic singer-songwriter died on ...

Acclaimed Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot has passed away. The news was announced on the artist’s Facebook page on Monday evening (May 1). He was 84 years old. “Gordon Lightfoot passed away this ...

The singer/songwriter recorded the double album live in concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in May 2016. By Paul Grein The final album from Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died May ...

In a new documentary about the fanhood of Gordon Lightfoot, a question is posed as to what makes someone so intensely emotional over a musician that they follow that artist to 50 states and multiple ...

As news spread May 1 of Canadian songwriting and singing legend Gordon Lightfoot’s death, realizing the full impact of his artistry and the breadth of his catalog felt all the more jolting. To hear ...

Gordon Lightfoot made me appreciate men. Not romantically — I’d had crushes on boys well before I ever heard his music — but empathetically. and my pockets full of sand. These were the people whose ...