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In 2017, Lightfoot rated fifth in the CBC's list of the 25 best Canadian songwriters ever,[75] and was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He is staring down at his hands. I said sure and called my sister, Beverley, and other family members to see if theyd help out. His two eldest children, Fred, 56, and Ingrid, 54, from his first marriage to Brita, are in the Toronto area, and each have two kids of their own. He had to be airlifted to Hamilton, where he had a tracheotomy and emergency surgery for a ruptured aortic artery. [58][59] Elizabeth Moon, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer. [51] Lightfoot was at a dental appointment at the time the rumors spread and found out when listening to the radio on his drive home. She was crying., Lightfoot did have a more serious health scare 10 years ago. Many of the leaves depict scenes from Lightfoot's 1975 greatest hits album, Gord's Gold. But I dont have a bad thing to say about her." He divorced his second wife,. Gordon is married to Kim Hasse. George was born in Lambton, Ontario. A weathered lawn chair is folded up and set to one side. I would have seen it right through to the end. ("it operates such a premier. Brita Lngegerd(m 1963-div 1973), Elizabeth Moon(m 1989-div 2011), Kim Hasse(married since 2014) Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): Yes (Fred Lightfoot, Eric Lightfoot, Meredith Lightfoot, Ingrid Lightfoot, and Miles Lightfoot) [citation needed]. He hosted his own Canadian variety show, played with Ian Tyson, and became band leader for Tommy Hunter's TV show in the 1980s on CBC. He hasnt watched it yet. [13][10] Lightfoot was a featured musical performer at the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Alberta. The reason behind their marriage coming to an end was not made known to the public. On previous visits, Lightfoot would often be sitting in that chair, smoking a cigarette, even in the dead of winter. Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record Never has he sounded so raw and vulnerable. He has received ASCAP awards for songwriting in 1971, 1974, 1976, and 1977, and has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. Meanwhile, his annual concerts at Torontos Massey Hall remain a hallowed ritual for his hometown fans. On September 14, 2006, while in the middle of a performance, Lightfoot suffered a minor stroke that eventually left him without the use of the middle and ring fingers on his right hand. But I was asked to move and I moved. [53] In 2012, Lightfoot continued to tour, telling a sold-out crowd June 15 at Ottawa's National Arts Centre that he still performs sixty times a year. [64], In the early 1970s, Lightfoot was involved with Cathy Smith; their volatile relationship inspired his songs "Sundown" and "Rainy Day People," among others. After a while, youre just making structures. The 1983 album Salute produced no hit singles; the 1986 East of Midnight album had several Adult Contemporary songs like "A Passing Ship", "Morning Glory", and "I'll Tag Along" (East of Midnight). They divorced in 1973, the marriage ending in part because of his infidelity. Nonetheless, Lightfoot doesnt say too much else about her in our interview to dodge a possible commotion with Elizabeth. Still on the road at age 80, Gordon Lightfoot reflects on his his struggles with alcoholism and why his songs have endured for decades. In November he signed a new recording contract with Linus Entertainment and began rehearsing with his band for the first time since his illness. I thought Lightfoot would be interested. Copyright 2023 St. Joseph Communications. I got Ingrid and Cathy Coonley involved. I try and tell them its poetic licence, but that doesnt work with Kim. Have a seat, Lightfoot tells me. He married the background actor from Mason City, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2014, at Torontos Rosedale United Church, where Lightfoot sings at the Christmas Eve service. [citation needed] Songs like "Shadows" and "Thank You for the Promises" contain an underlying sadness and resignation. Lightfoot, who still smokes cigarettes, says he doesnt think about mortality. How long will he keep going? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Its clear from everything Ive witnessed that Kim and Lightfoot have a good marriage. He did, however, divorce Elizabeth in 2011. Calling Lightfoot one of his favourite songwriters, Dylan once said, Every time I hear a song of his, its like I wish it would last forever.. I try to listen when I talk with people, try to get them talking about themselves. I walk across lightly fallen snow and ring his doorbell. Lightfoot's sound, both in the studio and on tour, is centred on Lightfoot's baritone voice and folk-based twelve-string acoustic guitar. Get all latest content delivered to your email a few times a month. I notice the long, slender fingers and finely manicured nails, essential for fingerpicking, the liver spots that dot the back of his hands and a rubber wristband from Stagecoach, the California country music festival he played in 2018. Elizabeth Moon pushed her husband Lightfoot to move out of the city centre and sell his old Rosedale mansion, which had turrets and ghosts, and guests that included the young Bob Dylan. I used to use them for putting down ideas, he says, as he punches play on one of the machines. They recorded a live album that was released in 1962 called Two-Tones at the Village Corner (1962, Chateau CLP-1012).[33]. That was an interesting day, he recalls, with typical understatement. St. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. In 1980 he was named Canadian male recording artist of the decade, for his work in the 1970s. [48] In 2007, Lightfoot had full use of his right hand and played all of the guitar parts in concert as he originally wrote them. He recalls gradually waking from the coma, which takes two or three days, and thinking: What are we gonna do next? While convalescing, he sifted through some 30 live tracks from shows at Massey Hall from 1998 to 2001. His sister, Beverley, found him lying on the floor of his dressing room in agony. McPherson, David. "Cathy was a great lady," Mr. Lightfoot told The Globe and Mail after her death. About his children, Lightfoot says: "We visit back and forth. Drummer Barry Keane joined the following year and in 1981, keyboardist Mike Heffernan completed the ensemble. Next month he has a packed schedule of U.S. dates in the northeast, clocking up to 10 shows in 11 days, then hell swing through Ontario and Quebec in June. He recorded guitar and vocal demos of some of these new songs. Lightfoot does not own a computer, an iPod or an iPad. In 1977, he received the Vanier Award from the Canadian Jaycees. "Sundown" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" continue to receive heavy airplay on many classic rock stations[citation needed]. I turn into the Bridle Path neighbourhood, an ultra-posh enclave known as Millionaires Row. Yeah, they were all there at the house, Lightfoot recalls. Miles bailed, but Lightfoot stuck it out proof of his ironclad will and his steely resolve to survive. As an individual, apart from various awards associated with his albums and singles, Gordon Lightfoot has received sixteen Juno Awardsfor top folk singer in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969,[71] 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977, for top male vocalist in 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973, and as composer of the year in 1972 and 1976. We didnt want to correct any mistakes. Though he didnt want to tamper with the raw stage sound, Lightfoot devoted two years to what seems like an insane attention to detailfiddling with volume levels. The album also featured a second recorded version of "Me and Bobby McGee", as well as "The Pony Man", "Your Love's Return (Song for Stephen Foster)", and "Minstrel of the Dawn". [57] However, that changed in 2019 when he announced plans for a new studio album for the first time in nearly two decades. Bobs road manager, Bob Neuwirth, came over in advance to ask if they could come by for drinks. In February 2010, Gordon Lightfoot was the victim of a death hoax originating from Twitter, when then-CTV journalist David Akin posted on Twitter and Facebook that Lightfoot had died. Just another love song. [citation needed], The album Shadows represents a departure from the acoustic sound of the 1970s and introduces an adult-contemporary sound. Everytime I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever. Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time. Dylan plays with the corrosion of his voice like a distortion pedal, and reinterprets his old songs like a crazy cubist. Meanwhile, Miles, 30, lives in Thornhill, while his sister, 25-year-old Meredith, who goes by their mother Elizabeths maiden name of Moon, has moved about while pursuing her musical ambitions as a singer-banjoist. [26] He lived in Los Angeles for a time, but he missed Toronto and returned there in 1960,[27] living in Canada since, though he has done much work in the United States, under an H-1B visa. [citation needed] The 1982 American released single "Baby Step Back" marked his last time in the top 50 in that country. [72] On June 24, 2012, Lightfoot was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in a New York City ceremony, along with Bob Seger.[5][17][18]. Whats remarkable about the albums 10 tracks is their stark intimacy, both lyrically and musically. [12] Bob Dylan, also a Lightfoot fan, called him one of his favorite songwriters and said, "I can't think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don't like. The album opens with the nostalgic Oh So Sweet, a steady, fingerpicked number that looks back on good times amid regrets about things said and done. The gently strummed E-Motion finds Lightfoot confessing to being a king-sized fool, while on the bluesy Dreamdrift, hes still as crazy as I always have been. There are philosophical ruminations on Return Into Dust and The Laughter We Seek, and Just a Little Bit is a humorous litany of routine chores and surroundings, including the CN Tower. Gordon lightfoot says that he's grateful to . Galens mother was a waitress at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles, with whom Lightfoot had an affair in the 70s. In November he made his long-awaited return to the concert stage with two sold-out benefit shows in Hamilton, Ontario. Education: Attended Westlake College of Music.ADDRESSES: Office1365 Yonge St., 37: Born In: Orillia 63 12 Country Singers #52 Folk Singers #7 Musicians #529 Quick Facts Canadian Celebrities Born In November Also Known As: Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. Age: 84 Years, 84 Year Old Males Family: Spouse/Ex-: Kim Hasse (m. 2014), Brita Ingegerd Olaisson (m. 1963-1973), Elizabeth Moon (m. 1989-2011) father: Gordon Lightfoot, Sr Its a generic monster home in the posh enclave of Torontos Bridle Path, and barely older than his car, a 2001 Chevy Malibu, of which he speaks more fondly. Having dodged death and overcome medical crises, not to mention outlasting most of his musical contemporaries by sticking to his tried-and-true folk sound, Lightfoot may be pops ultimate survivor. Lightfoot gave up drinking in 1982. And the jaunty, seafaring lilt is more mannered, as the singer leans on the consonants, often skimming over lyrics. On October 23, 2015, Lightfoot was honoured with a 4-metre tall bronze sculpture[74] in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario. Gordon Lightfoot and Brita Ingegerd Olaisson: In 1973, when Lightfoot and Olaisson called it quits after 10 years of marriage, she was awarded what was once considered the largest divorce. In 1989, he married Elizabeth Moon. [63], Lightfoot has been married three times. On March 20, 2020, Lightfoot released Solo without the accompaniment of other musicians. ALSO, READ; Kim Hasse: Who Is Gordon Lightfoots Wife? Theres that minefield again. You have to measure them by ear. I got outvoted., They divorced in 2011 after a separation that Lightfoot said had lasted nine years. The hoax came four years later, when a false report of his death went viral. For all their universality, his songs are indelibly Canadian. Ever since, hes joked in concert that, like Mark Twain, reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated. In 2003, Lightfoot underwent follow-up surgery to continue the treatment of his abdominal condition. As a youth, he sang in the choir of Orillia's St. Paul's United Church under the direction of choirmaster Ray Williams. If were not doing that, then we speak on the telephone. He topped the US Hot 100 or AC chart with the hits "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974); "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976), and had many other hits that appeared in the top 40.[8]. [29][30] In 1962, Lightfoot released two singles, both recorded at RCA in Nashville and produced by Chet Atkins,[31] that were local hits in Toronto and received some airplay elsewhere in Canada. While its hard to imagine anything on All Live supplanting the original version, there is a heroism in Lightfoots steadfast grip on his repertoire. 27 on CHUM in December. As a teenager, Lightfoot learned piano and taught himself to play drums and percussion. 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