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“Both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones broke on the music scene the summer I was in England. I can vividly remember hearing She Loves You in August 1963.”

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Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot is a renowned Canadian singer-songwriter, born on November 17, 1938. His musical career spans over half a century, and he is known for his heartfelt voice and unique songwriting style. Lightfoot's music encompasses a variety of genres including folk, country, and rock, and his songs like 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' and 'If You Could Read My Mind' have gained widespread popularity. more

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“There was a TV show called Thank Your Lucky Stars, with the catchphrase "I'll give it five!" The Beatles and Stones were so popular when they were on it. One week The Beatles were number one and then the Stones were right on their heels.”

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“It was very interesting time to be in England. Even at that point [John] Lennon and [Paul] McCartney influenced my writing. I thought, "maybe there is a huck or two in here I haven't thought of".”

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“I was happy to be in England, because my mother had always loved the royals, and so do I.”

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“Some years later I met Queen Elizabeth II, in our capital Ottawa at a Canada Day celebration. David Foster and I were doing the show and we both met her afterwards. She told me how much she loved the Canadian Railroad Trilogy. She looked at me and said, "oh, that song", and then said again, "that song", and that was all she said.”

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“I took the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it.”

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“I liked the American folk style of Woody Guthrie.”

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“My parents got my sister and I to go to church and have piano lessons. We were keen and they could see that.”

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“I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.”

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“I got to sing solo in the junior choir when I was 10 or 11 and won a competition, and my sister's piano playing improved to a certain level. One time my sister and I worked together. The first song we ever sang in High School was Rags to Riches by Tony Bennett.”

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“A lot of people influenced me as I was learning but probably Bing Crosby was the most influential, because I would hear his Christmas albums, which my parents played a lot.”

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