Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Gordon Lightfoot


 




















Artist:  Gordon Lightfoot

Birth Name:  Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.

Born:  November 17, 1938.  Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Died:  May 1, 2023 (Aged 84).  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar


Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist from Orillia, Ontario.  He acieved 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 and 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.  He topped the US Hot 100 or Adult Contemporary (AC) Chart with the Hits "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976), and including "For Lovin' Me","Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues","Ribbon Of Darkness" and  had many other hits that appeared in the top 40.



















Title:  Now Playing (2023)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Rhino Records

Rating:   ****


Format:  LP


Tracks:


Side One:


 1.  If You Could Read My Mind

 2.  Summer Side Of Life

 3.  Beautiful

 4.  Sundown

 5.  Carefree Highway


Side Two:


 1.  Rainy Day People

 2.  The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

 3.  Daylight Katy

 4.  The Circle Is Small

 5.  Baby Step Back


Now Playing is the Rhino's "Now Playing" Series by Gordon Lightfoot, released on August 25, 2023 by Rhino Records.  These original recordings of His Classic Hits.











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