Gordon Lightfoot couldn't help but grin when the first returns for his Warner Bros.-Reprise "Sundown" album came in. Gordon Lightfoot in 1974. The title song and "Carefree Highway" from the album were ...

TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84.

As far as signature songs go, “Sundown” might not be the first that came to mind for singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot upon news of his death earlier this week (May 1) at age 84. “If You Could Read ...

His longtime publicist Victoria Lord revealed the news to Canadian media outlets including the CBC but did not provide a cause of death. Revered in Canada, the four-time Grammy nominee had been ...

Gordon Lightfoot wanted it to be one way, but it was the other way. That's the story of "Sundown," a song about curdled romantic obsession that turned out to be Lightfoot's only American #1 hit.

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose graceful and literate songwriting made him one of the most respected folk-rooted musicians to emerge in the 1960s, died on Monday in a Toronto ...

In the early 1970s, Gordon Lightfoot met a woman named Cathy Smith. They began a relationship, and the song “Sundown” documented their up-and-down love affair. At the time, Smith was a well-known ...

Billy Joel paid tribute to the late Gordon Lightfoot by performing the Canadian songwriting legend’s “Sundown” Friday at the Piano Man’s monthly visit to Madison Square Garden. “You might know him ...

This interview with Gordon Lightfoot appeared in the Free Press on Oct. 28, 1974, just as his fame was beginning to skyrocket. Gordon Lightfoot couldn't help but grin when the first returns for his ...

Gordon Lightfoot, the Candian singer-songwriter known for such 1970s hits as “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown,” has died at the age of 84. Lightfoot’s death was announced on his official ...

TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind" and "Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84.