04 May 2023

Gordon Lightfoot (17 Nov. 1938–1 May 2023)

The BIB learns with regret of the death of Canadian singer/ songwriter Gordon Lightfoot on Monday 1 May, of natural causes, at the age of 84. Many of his songs have passed into the repertoire of bluegrass musicians; an important factor was the enthusiasm of Tony Rice as a member of J.D. Crowe & the New South, whose highly influential 1975 album J.D. Crowe & the New South (Rounder 0044) included two Lightfoot songs, 'Ten degrees and getting colder' and 'You are what I am'.

Update 7 May: A major obituary by Richard Thompson of Gordon Lightfoot, with many videos of his songs as performed by bluegrass musicians, can now be seen on Bluegrass Today.

© Richard Hawkins

Labels: ,

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home