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Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001
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Gordon Meredith Lighfoot began his career as a boy soprano performing on local radio, in Kiwanis festivals, and appearing at Massey Hall at the age of 13. In his teens, he sang in a barbershop quartet, studied piano and began to teach himself how to play the drums.
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Drawn to the folk style by singers such as Bob Dylan, Lightfoot began to play at local coffee shops and bars throughout Ontario, Quebec and Eastern US. Although known throughout the US, he was mainly popular for his songwriting skills, with his first songs being recorded by folk icons Ian and Sylvia, who recorded, \u2018Early Morning Rain\u2019 and \u2018For Lovin\u2019 Me\u2019, which was a huge hit for Peter, Paul and Mary. Lightfoot\u2019s songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Harry Belafonte, Judy Collins, George Hamilton IV and Elvis Presley.
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Lightfoot made his first cross-Canada tour in 1967 and performed annually in the USA and in Europe during the 1970s, also touring twice in Australia. During the 1980s, Lightfoot averaged 40-50 concerts each year, including a European tour. During the 1990s, Lightfoot toured more than he recorded, giving 60-70 concerts per year across North America.
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Gordon Lightfoot has received 15 Juno Awards and was inducted into the JUNO Awards’ Canada’s Music Hall of Fame in 1986. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2003. He has received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, has been inducted in the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame and was the inaugural inductee into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Some of Lightfoot\u2019s biggest hits include: \u2018The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald\u2019, \u2018If You Could Read My Mind\u2019, \u2018Canadian Railroad Trilogy\u2019, and \u2018Sundown\u2019, which was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Country Hits charts in 1974.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":2119,"menu_order":30,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"inductee-category":[104],"class_list":["post-2162","inductee","type-inductee","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inductee-category-all-artists"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGordon Lightfoot - https:\/\/ccma.in-testing.co.uk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" class=\"yoast-seo-meta-tag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gordon Lightfoot - 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