Lightfoot inspired us to understand Canada
It is a shame we will not have our unofficial poet laureate around to remind us of the beauty of the land and the extraordinary history we share.
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The first time I saw Gordon Lightfoot, he was dancing, not singing. On the CBC’s Country Hoedown program that ran from 1956 to 1965, it was Tommy Hunter and Tommy Common who were the singing stars, while Lightfoot was in the show’s dance troup...
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