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Gordon Lightfoot

1938 - 2023

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Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous gold and platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Home From The Forest", and "Ribbon of Darkness", a number one hit on the U.S. country chart for Marty Robbins, brought him recognition from the mid-1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Lightfoot is the 1,285th most popular singer (down from 1,025th in 2019), the 382nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 275th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Canadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 1,285 out of 4,381. Before him are Nik Kershaw, Seungri, Gloria Jones, Lil Nas X, Lhasa de Sela, and Maher Zain. After him are Beth Carvalho, Aneela Mirza, Licia Albanese, Ted Neeley, Clara Nunes, and Mississippi John Hurt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 391. Before him are Viktor Zhdanovich, Huang Ju, Angelo Damiano, Bhalchandra Nemade, Luciano Federici, and Luiz of Orléans-Braganza. After him are Mirko Novosel, John Corigliano, Sawa, Simone de Oliveira, Maurizio Costanzo, and Carlos Lapetra. Among people deceased in 2023, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 342. Before him are Jacques Gaillot, Dmytro Pavlychko, Fiona Graham, Veniamin Soldatenko, Shozo Sasahara, and Akgün Kaçmaz. After him are Vera T. Sós, Mirko Novosel, Endel Tulving, Ernesto Castano, Krister Kristensson, and Mario Tronti.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 382 out of 1,622. Before him are Peter Kirby (1931), Harry Watson (1898), Geddy Lee (1953), Shawn Levy (1968), Lance Kinsey (1954), and Albert W. Tucker (1905). After him are Bobby Roode (1977), Kristin Kreuk (1982), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Feist (1976), Brock Chisholm (1896), and Anna Paquin (1982).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Gordon Lightfoot ranks 21. Before him are Jon Vickers (1926), Garou (1972), Michael Bublé (1975), Alissa White-Gluz (1985), Snow (1969), and James LaBrie (1963). After him are Feist (1976), George London (1920), Peaches (1966), Terry Jacks (1944), Bruno Pelletier (1962), and Anne Murray (1945).

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