Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folks singer-songwriter identified for his poetic lyrics and reserved disposition, died in Toronto on Monday, his publicist confirmed. He was 84.
Hailed as a folks icon in Canada for lyrics that documented the nation’s historical past and tradition, Lightfoot’s music has been likened to classical poetry. It was as soon as mentioned that if Canada had a Mount Rushmore, he could be on it.
His 1970 monitor “If You Might Learn My Thoughts” was a breakout hit. As his friends took a extra confessional method to songwriting, Lightfoot had a popularity for retaining to himself.
He was married thrice and had six kids. All through his life, he struggled with alcoholism, had issue sustaining shut relationships and revealed in a biography that he paid a worth for letting his profession take over his private life. In the end he sobered up, married fortunately, and continued touring and writing songs into his 80s.
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