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  1. C'était un des albums préférés de mon père, mais je n'avais jamais réalisé à quel point c'était un "All-Stars Album": Ry Cooder aux guitares, John B. Sebastian à l'autoharp et à l'harmonica, orchestration signée entre autres Randy Newman, ...

    #pouetradio #tootradio #GordonLightfoot

  2. On this day three years past one of the better, if not one of the best singer and songwriter of our times stepped into the clearing at the end of his path.

    Tonight I’ll raise my glass and say his name, Gordon Lightfoot along with the names of my friends and family who have finished their journeys.

    youtu.be/OiqILSkr8l8

    #GordonLightfoot

  3. On 1 May 2023: #GordonLightfoot, Canadian folk #singer ("Sundown"; "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald"), died at 84.
    #RIP 🥀🕯️

  4. "If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter #GordonLightfoot. Lightfoot wrote the #lyrics while he was reflecting on his own #divorce. It reached number one on the #CanadianSinglesChart on commercial release in 1970 and charted in several other countries on international release in 1971.
    youtube.com/watch?v=jiU2lrGnT7U

  5. Gordon Lightfoot: Canada's Storyteller in Song 🍁

    Gordon Lightfoot, a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, has captured the essence of Canada in his music for decades. From 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' to 'Sundown,' his songs tell stories of history, love, and the Canadian landscape. A true legend eh? 🇨🇦 #Canada #GordonLightfoot #CanadianMusic #FolkMusic

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_L

  6. "Sundown" is a song by Canadian #folk artist #GordonLightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached number one on the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and #easyListening charts and number 13 on the #HotCountrySingles chart, as well as number one in #Canada on #RPM's #nationalSinglesChart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach number one on the Hot 100.
    youtube.com/watch?v=YdBU-jpJJtA

  7. "These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian #rock band #TheGuessWho. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist #RandyBachman and lead singer #BurtonCummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album #WheatfieldSoul. It was first released as a single (backed by a tribute to #GordonLightfoot titled "Lightfoot"), in their native #Canada, where its chart success (#7), along with the influence of #CKLWAM Windsor's radio station music director #RosalieTrombley.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xcLdbsrSngA

  8. "Rainy Day People" is a song written and recorded by #GordonLightfoot, released on his 1975 album, #ColdOnTheShoulder, and also as a #single. "Rainy Day People" went to number 26 on the #Billboard Hot 100. It was Lightfoot's last of four songs to reach number one on the #EasyListening chart, spending one week at number one in May 1975.
    youtube.com/watch?v=JnmFPFQd9CI

  9. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 #folkSong written by British political singer-songwriter #EwanMacColl for #PeggySeeger, who later became his third wife. At that time, MacColl was still married to his second wife, Jean Newlove. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk-pop singers, including #theKingstonTrio, #WeFive, #TheChadMitchellTrio, #GordonLightfoot, and #PeterPaulAndMary. It became a major international hit for #RobertaFlack in 1972.
    youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4

  10. "These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian #rock band #TheGuessWho. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist #RandyBachman and lead singer #BurtonCummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album #WheatfieldSoul. It was first released as a single (backed by a tribute to #GordonLightfoot titled "Lightfoot"), in their native #Canada, where its chart success (#7), along with the influence of #CKLWAM Windsor's radio station music director #RosalieTrombley.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xcLdbsrSngA

  11. "These Eyes" is a song by the Canadian #rock band #TheGuessWho. The song was co-written by the group's lead guitarist #RandyBachman and lead singer #BurtonCummings and originally included on the band's 1969 album #WheatfieldSoul. It was first released as a single (backed by a tribute to #GordonLightfoot titled "Lightfoot"), in their native #Canada, where its chart success (#7), along with the influence of #CKLWAM Windsor's radio station music director #RosalieTrombley.
    youtube.com/watch?v=xcLdbsrSngA