02-18-2010, 02:49 PM
Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot has died at age 71, according to multiple reports quoting musician Ronnie Hawkins.
MORE AT news957.com
It's a sad day.
MORE AT news957.com
It's a sad day.
Gordon Lightfoot *NOT* dead at 71.
02-18-2010, 02:55 PM
I was just coming to post to see if anyone had heard this as well. Sad day indeed.
02-18-2010, 02:57 PM
Just heard like 10 seconds ago...I've never felt so sad when I heard someone passed 
I will not give up. My face is set,my gait is fast,my goal is heaven,my road is narrow,my way is rough,my companions are few,my guide is reliable,my mission is clear. I cannot be bought,compromised,detoured,lured away,turned back,diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,hesitate in the presence of adversity,negotiate at the table of the enemy,ponder at the pool of popularity,or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I will not give up,shut up or slow down....Blessed Be!
02-18-2010, 02:58 PM
Awful news. I was hoping it was a hoax, but it does not appear to be.............
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Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dead
Canwest News ServiceFebruary 18, 2010 2:39 PMBe the first to post a comment
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Gordon Lightfoot performs at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary April 13, 2009.
Gordon Lightfoot performs at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary April 13, 2009.
Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald
Iconic Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot has died.
Lightfoot died Wednesday night, according to his friend and fellow musician Ronnie Hawkins.
"He died last night, I've had a couple of phone calls already," Hawkins said Thursday from his home in Peterborough, Ont.
Born in 1938 in Orillia Ontario, Lightfoot began his singing career at the tender age of five by performing I'm a Little Tea Cup at his local church.
He would later take up piano and the drums, and sing in a variety of bands, including a barbershop quartet - all of which would lead to a career as one of the world's most beloved folk-rock singers and a Canadian icon.
In a career that spanned over six decades, Lightfoot became famous for his deep, distinct voice and poetic lyrics. He emerged as one of the premier singer-songwriters of his generation and was heavily influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
Some of Lightfoot's most famous songs include If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
He was 71.
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Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dead
Canwest News ServiceFebruary 18, 2010 2:39 PMBe the first to post a comment
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Gordon Lightfoot performs at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary April 13, 2009.
Gordon Lightfoot performs at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary April 13, 2009.
Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald
Iconic Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot has died.
Lightfoot died Wednesday night, according to his friend and fellow musician Ronnie Hawkins.
"He died last night, I've had a couple of phone calls already," Hawkins said Thursday from his home in Peterborough, Ont.
Born in 1938 in Orillia Ontario, Lightfoot began his singing career at the tender age of five by performing I'm a Little Tea Cup at his local church.
He would later take up piano and the drums, and sing in a variety of bands, including a barbershop quartet - all of which would lead to a career as one of the world's most beloved folk-rock singers and a Canadian icon.
In a career that spanned over six decades, Lightfoot became famous for his deep, distinct voice and poetic lyrics. He emerged as one of the premier singer-songwriters of his generation and was heavily influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
Some of Lightfoot's most famous songs include If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
He was 71.
02-18-2010, 03:01 PM
HOly fuck, now I just heard it was a Hoax, Thank God :jump
Why the hell would someone do that?
Why the hell would someone do that?
I will not give up. My face is set,my gait is fast,my goal is heaven,my road is narrow,my way is rough,my companions are few,my guide is reliable,my mission is clear. I cannot be bought,compromised,detoured,lured away,turned back,diluted or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice,hesitate in the presence of adversity,negotiate at the table of the enemy,ponder at the pool of popularity,or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I will not give up,shut up or slow down....Blessed Be!
02-18-2010, 03:03 PM
Link to story is gone and I see nothing at news957.com
What the hell is goin on here?
What the hell is goin on here?
02-18-2010, 03:10 PM
The internet lied to me, I have no faith left in humanity
02-18-2010, 03:10 PM
What's going on here?
unless this was Mrsardo. That would make some sick kind of sense
Edit: Just to be clear I'm not blaming/accusing anybody. I realized how bad it looked once I posted it. Poor reaction. My apologies.
unless this was Mrsardo. That would make some sick kind of sense
Edit: Just to be clear I'm not blaming/accusing anybody. I realized how bad it looked once I posted it. Poor reaction. My apologies.
02-18-2010, 03:21 PM
Quote:Gordon Lightfoot alive and well
Beloved Canadian songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot is alive and well, in spite of CanWest's report that he had died. He called 680News and went live on-air to confirm that he's in fact alive.
02-18-2010, 03:27 PM
Gordon Lightfoot is back from the dead. Zombie Alert level: High!
02-18-2010, 03:36 PM
I'm hoping he said, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."
:lol:
:lol:
02-18-2010, 03:42 PM
CP24 Names David Akin as the guy who tweeted it. He doesn't seem to think he did anything wrong and he's blaming ronnie hawkins. http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTV...ertainment
http://twitter.com/davidakin
http://twitter.com/davidakin
02-18-2010, 04:45 PM
cochise Wrote:Gordon Lightfoot is back from the dead. Zombie Alert level: High!
I'm quite certain Gord's been a zombie for at least the last 7 years. :lol:
02-19-2010, 07:56 AM
let_me_out Wrote:CP24 Names David Akin as the guy who tweeted it. He doesn't seem to think he did anything wrong and he's blaming ronnie hawkins. http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTV...ertainmentWhat an idiot. :?
http://twitter.com/davidakin
Sarah
I was there
02-19-2010, 11:33 AM
thompson girl Wrote:let_me_out Wrote:CP24 Names David Akin as the guy who tweeted it. He doesn't seem to think he did anything wrong and he's blaming ronnie hawkins. http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTV...ertainmentWhat an idiot. :?
http://twitter.com/davidakin
You would think with a story that big, he'd check it before he posted about it. Or post and put that he's checking further into it. If you go to his twitter page there's a link to his blog where he tries to defend himself. It's quite a read. Such a d-bag.
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