Iconic singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot - born on November 17, 1938, in
Orillia, Ontario, Canada - was a singer and songwriter regarded as a national
treasure in his homeland and heralded as one of the finest folk singers the
world over. During his lifetime, he won 17 Juno Awards in Canada and earned five
Grammy Award nominations for his 20 album releases. Albums and singles topped
the American charts and his songs have been recorded by a glittering array of
artists including Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy
Collins, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte...