Gordon Lightfoot, Singer of 1970s Hits ‘If You Could Read My Mind’ and ‘Sundown,’ Dies at 84
thewrap.comofficial Facebook page and confirmed to media by his publicist, Victoria Lord. Lightfoot’s cause of death was not mentioned.
Lightfoot saw a quick ascent to stardom in the early 1960s, when two songs he had written, “Early Morning Rain” and “For Lovin’ Me,” were recorded by friends Ian and Sylvia Tyson and later by popular folk group Peter, Paul and Mary.
A third song he wrote, “Ribbon of Darkness,” then became a hit via Marty Robbins on the country charts, and Lightfoot’s place as a top-shelf musical talent was unquestioned as he joined the conversation with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton.After appearing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, Lightfoot found success on the singer side.
In 1970 he found his first hit as a singer with his own song, “If You Could Read My Mind,” about the dissolution of his marriage.
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