It has been a half-century since the ship sank on Lake Superior, and a pop single memorialized its fate. Now museums are commemorating those events.
Category: Lightfoot, Gordon
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In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.
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A Playlist to Remember the Musicians We Lost in 2023
A playlist honoring David Crosby, Wayne Shorter, Sinead O’Connor, Jimmy Buffett and other musicians who died this year.
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Gordon Lightfoot’s 10 Essential Songs
The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material.
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Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’ Was An Unlikely Hit
Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 folk ballad told the true story of a shipwreck on Lake Superior. One of his old friends called it “a documentarian’s song.”
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Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Singer, Dies at 84
Mr. Lightfoot’s rich baritone and gift for melodies made him one of the most popular artists of the 1970s.