I had to stop listening to his music after my divorce. I learned he died in a text message from my estranged daughter, who I hadn't heard from in 11 years. She said she heard he died and she broke down crying. She remembered me singing his songs when she went to work with me. We are due to meet up to get reacquainted this Summer.

I had this cassette in my car for years. He died about 3 hours ago and I came to surround myself with his beautiful songs.

RIP Gordon Lightfoot (November 17, 1938 - May 1, 2023), aged 84 You will be remembered as a legend.

Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for the wonderful music. You'll never be forgotten.

Missing the man and his music. I learned to play listening to Gord and John Denver. Left the navy in 74. Ended up on the street in San Francisco in 75. Played Gords songs there for change. I have everything he ever did. I have copied every piece of sheet music and have every recording saved. Thanks Gord. Through everything Ive been through in my life, you were there with a song for it. Amen. God keep you.

They rang the bell in the Mariner's Church in Detroit this week. Thirty times. Once for each sailor on the Edmund Fitzgerald and once for Gordon. It will ring thirty times on every anniversary of the sinking. Gordon Lightfoot has been added to the "crew and the captain well-seasoned" forever. God bless them all.

Gordon was a favourite of my late husband who introduced me to his music. We listened to this album at the viewing (no funeral) and it was cremated with him. Only just found out about Gordon's passing.

Gordon passed away today. May 1, 2023 Fly Free Mr. Lightfoot...Thank you for the great tunes. I loved them all and you will be missed.

My heart is broken upon hearing of the passing of our national treasure. Rest well, knowing your music will always be with us.😪

Rest in Peace Mr. Lightfoot ☮️🎼🙏🥰

Feeling the sting of mortality today. We lost a great troubadour in Gordon Lightfoot. You were my gateway to the 12 String. Rest in peace knowing your music will continue to touch many.

How sad another voice of the boomer generation goes off to join the immortals. Thank you God for giving us this great , talented balladeer. God bless all who fell in love with his work. Prayers for his family, friends and fans. It make me cry to hear of his death. But we can still forever listen to him sing and play. Teardrops an toil. Amen.

He is such a national treasure. Thank you, Canada, for presenting Mr. Lightfoot to the world.

RIP another great writer whom John Prine referred to as his "songwriting hero" in 2018 before his passing. Music is Love.

Goodbye Mr. Lightfoot, your music will continue the work and will live on into our hearts

RIP Gordon, you gave us Music of Beauty

RIP Gordon Lightfoot - May 1, 2023. I've had Gord's Gold for 35 years and it's a wonderful collection of his hits.

I bought this album more than 40 years ago. Every song has stood the test of time. Brilliant songwriter!

If You Can Read My Mind is still one of my favorite love songs of all time. I love 70's music,its the best.

I am also from Orillia and Gord and my dad were friends. When I was a little kid, he came by our house. Sitting on our couch, he pulled out his 12 string and played Sundown and Pussywillows and Cattails! It was so inspirational that as I got older, I taught myself to play guitar and have been playing now for almost 50 years. We may miss him but he.left us with his greatest gift; his music. RIP Gord!

Rrest in peace. We will always have your voice, and you will never be forgotten.

Heard "Sundown" on a transistor radio in the 70s as a little kid. Still remember being entranced by the sound of the guitar & hypnotized by the lyrics even though they went way over my 5 or 6 year old head. Growing up around the Great Lakes in Chicago, you appreciate the terrifying beauty of winter storms on the water and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" spoke especially to people like me. RIP Gordon 😞

Gordon Lightfoot, Amazing songwriter, sublime music. Brilliant

RIP Gord! Pride of Orillia, pride of Ontario, pride of Canada!! Your storytelling and songwriting will live on forever.

It's Monday night, May 1st and I'm so sad because this wonderful man passed away today. His songs are so much a part of my young adult life. He had a good life.....

The Minstrel of the Dawn is gone..but his music lives on. Thank Gord for the memories. May you find calm seas now.

I met Gord 42 years ago and he has always been an insipration to me. A wonderful person who helped me with a music video project. My heart has been pieced with his passing. "It's been good to know ya" . Damn.

Gord was one of those once in a generation talents, that we all are lucky to have lived at the same time with. He made some mistakes as a human being, as we all do -- but his music was always honest and from the heart, with amazing melodies and harmonies, and will live forever.

As a proud Canadian, Gordon was one of our great icons. We have all his beautiful songs to listen to here on KZfaq. What a beautiful and amazing songwriter and singer he was. Rest easy Gordon Lightfoot. You will be dearly, be missed.

May you rest in peace Gordon. Your gifts to us Canadians and the rest of the world will last forever. Thank you...

😢the world's crying tonight Fly high great legend singing man❤

Gordon hung in there performing to the very end despite his older age and ailments...Most admirable, RIP Great One!

My God he was brilliant..so much talent

I had this on 8 track. I haven't listened to the whole thing in at least 45 years but I just listened to it and I remembered every word of every song. Gordon, you will be missed!

RIP. Your music will be forever remembered!

Thank you Gordon Lightfoot for your brilliant work. My wife and I saw you 40 years ago in San Jose CA. We attended your last concert in San Jose a few years ago. You were as entertaining as ever. We sat in the first row next to your wife. I would have loved to had met you. My favorite singer since I was a teenager. I am 85 years old and I can tell you how much I miss you every day. Thanks Gordo you played a big role in my life. Lawrence Dauch San Jose CA

Arguably Canada's greatest troubadour. His songwriting, guitar work, vocals and arrangements are perfect. RIP.

Such a great talent. I’ve been listening to his music all morning and the memories flood back. You will be missed, Gordon, but your music will live on. Rest in peace.

this was my moms favorite singer back in the 70s, i hear him and think, and miss my mom. Thank you for this amazing music and a great Canadian singer songwriter and Canadian ICON your music will live on forever............i just hope people will listen in the years to come thank you Gordon god bless you

I'm sad for the world's loss of him. I'm glad he left us his catalog of songs. I'm glad he left us his legacy. So he's not really gone is he.

Listening to Gordon's music always put me in a nice place. RIP and thank you Mr. Lightfoot

Absolute legend. He mattered and will be missed. 😢

Gord is a Canadian national treasure....

This music - I have this very recording - puts me in a state and mood unlike any other. Like magic.

Gordies' sounds, with every memory they have attached to them, remind me how we were much better people, a long time ago. Paradise Lost, but not forgotton.

Soundtrack of my childhood. God speed, Gordan. Thank you for your beautiful poetry.

This music played on those 401 road trips from Chatham to St.Thomas to visit family. It played at Weddings and I wore my granny shirt and poncho. I would have been about 12 yrs old...it was grand. Cotton Jenny made me cry happy tears and tears for those that passed. RIP Mr. Lightfoot ❤

Rest easy good sir, many thanks for the treasures you have left us. Our Maple Leaf should be flown at half mast in recognition of your contribution to our heritage. We have lost a true statesman.

Like everyone here, 61yr ole man sitting here balling my eyes out remembering so many beautiful moments throughout my life that the background sounds were of this man and his lovely music. Thank You for being a big part of our lives. God Bless this beautiful soul.....❤🤌🏻🙏🏻 🌬💀🏴‍☠️

R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)🕊 Thanks for all the wonderful music. You will be dearly missed. Condolences to the Lightfoot family❤️

This gentlemen's music has been part of life from first time heard his songs (1972). Not only was my companion (other Good Lord) to frequent trips back home growing up . His music so much remind my hometown- Valentine Texas.and does until this day . Never gotten tired attending concerts near or far . Amazing voice , lyrics accompany his original guitar sound . Think HE Is & always be ONE BEST - for Me 50 years and counting ! YMS"

His quality of music was rare then, and now unheard of.

Gordon Lightfoot is a gift from Canada that transcends time. He leaves behind his music, lyrics and elegant voice for which I am so grateful.

Wonderful voice and great lyrics! RIP

Man was a storyteller like noone else before or since. I only began listening to his music a few years ago but I appreciate what he did for the industry. The people he inspired and the hearts he touched. Rest in Peace.

RIP Gordon Lightfoot. Your music gave me comfort when I first heard it and always has for the last 40 years. Thank you Sir.

Grew up with his music. Anyone remember AM radio? R.I.P Gordon Lightfoot. Another great one gone.

I have so many of Gordon's records left behind by my father and so many memories of listening to his 8 tracks travelling with my parents...nobody will come close to this legend again. Thank you for the beautiful music Mr. Lightfoot..i hold you n my heart forever...

RIP, Mr. Lightfoot. Your spirit will live on through your music. Thanks so much, you will be missed.

Gordon is master songwriter who's music will last forever

I can't believe I'm listening to Gord's Gold while watching the Leafs finally in the second round! Go Leafs, and rest in peace, our dear Canadian troubadour. What a legend and what a legacy. May 1st henceforth will always be Gordon Lightfoot Day for me for the few years I have left! Thank you for your live concerts and your great songs. I've loved playing them as much as I love listening to them. You will be dearly missed. May our country always live up to your visions of it.

That man, that spirit , genius with his words!, I salute you on this final moment and continue to hear your magic wave in my heart that will live on through time.., thank you Gordon ❤

Rest in Peace LEGEND. Greatest Canadian songwriter ever, bar none🇨🇦

I got this album when it first came out. Even through it is his greatest hits, I have never hesitated to someone to add it to their music collection. My favorite - Song for a Winter's Night.

Omg I love him so much! Fly high my angel till we meet again ! God bless you and yours! Your words are ony heart forever! Thanks for the beautiful music you've blessed us all with! God bless!

RIP Gordon Lightfoot. There has never been anyone else like him. What a blessing he was in the world of music!

He will be missed. His songs will live on in my ❤️ and I will sing them everyday.

Iconic amazing music. Never get tired of it

May you rest in peace Gordon, you were a legend, a talented singer and songwriter, a musician extraordinaire and Canada's National Treasure and you gave me so many years of happy memories listening to your amazing music. Best concert was in Fort Worth, in 1979, sitting no more than 20 feet away. I was sick with 102 temp and strep throat (yes, I'm sure the other people appreciated that!) But there was no way I was going to miss seeing you in concert. 💔💔💔 😢😢😢

Gordon Lightfoot was a great Canadian poet and singer. May he rest in peace

So many memories, what a legacy he has left, rest in peace sweet soul and thank you for the beautiful music.

Rest in peace Gordon Lightfoot!! I have enjoyed listening to your music since High School days. Thank you for your classic words and sound! RIP

Listening equals re-living old times. His voice takes me back to exactly where I was when I first heard them so long ago.

Always incredible! Thank you to a Man with a beautiful voice! Rest in peace Sir. ❤️

I heard about his death when I woke up this morning and also came to celebrate the music of a great musician. I grew up on his music as my dad had every vinyl record he ever recorded. Rest in Peace, Mr. Lightfoot.

RIP Gord you were the best Canadian folk singer. I'm glad to have lived in your time. Thanks for the great music Gord. There will never be another Canadian singer like you. RockinRonny.

I am an American Citizen living here in Florida and have always pictured myself going to Canada just to see Mr Lightfoot. I always appreciated his wonderful music and listen to him often but sadly, he is no longer among us. Bless this great (if not the greatest) folk singer of all time and may Canada be blessed with his music forever. Thank you Mr Lightfoot for all you have given us!

I am Honoured to have shared Gordon Lightfoot (A Legend), in my life time. R.I.P.

22 classic cuts from one of the truly great folk musicians ever put on records-thank you so much for this treat!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟👍👍😎🎧🎤🎼🎸🤗Gordon Lightfoot-A true music legend!!! One of the finest 70’s artists!!!

I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. I still remember my first album was an 8 track tape. RIP. He’s music will live on.

The most iconic musician of the decade!!! All you needed to hear was one note!!!!

I've seen him concert about a dozen times over the decades. When my daughter was 7, I took her to see him (it was the first of over 50 concerts I've taken my daughter to); when she left for college years later, the only thing she took with her, aside from clothes, was the pic of her backstage with Gordon's arm around her. A gentleman. An icon. He will be sorely missed.

A 58 y/o transplanted Alaskan that couldn't think of better place to be than at the knee of the master story teller in song. RIP Gordon Lightfoot; you left an indelible mark in this world and left it a better place...

I had a chance to him here in Santa Cruz..his songs were stories so vivid of Canada..When i went to Canada..I could hear and feel Gordon. R.I.P.

GL is a permanent musical fixture in my life. On a snowy night in Toledo in 1983, I held hands with a date as he sang "Song for a Winter's Night." Magical, even though it turned out to be our only date! Years later, married for over 20 years, the actual love of my life and I finally saw him together. If old Gord could see us now, I know he'd be so proud.

The legend lives on!

Ty CANADA for the incredible entertainment artists you’ve given us Americans. Singers and comedians. God bless ur country. We love you.❤

There is so much loss in the world every day that sometimes one becomes inured to it. But Gordon Lightfoot's passing has made me weep. For the starkness of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald bring up memories of those of us from coastal towns standing around in fear as the gales of November came early. To "If I Could Read Your Mind," helping me break up with a fiance. And the concert where my Uncle Mike and I shared a magnificent evening sharing our love of this amazing singer-songwriter and person. Rest in Peace, Gordon Lightfoot. May your memory be eternal.

RIP Mr Lightfoot. You were my favorite in my youth and a treasure to us all back then - and now, you've left us the gift of your amazing music of beauty and depth. 🤍💙💚💜🤍

Thank you for many beautiful heartfelt moments listening to your music. Will remain forever in my heart. ❤

RIP Good Sir. I have enjoyed your music since the 70's, it's as timeless as you are.

Rest In Peace. Thank you for your music.

I grew up with his music. Rest in peace. Lost, but never forgotten.

Thank you for all your beautiful music and memories ❤ RIP

I woke up this morning at about 5 am and checked my phone. I usually don’t do that so early, but I guess I had a premonition. Gordon Lightfoot had passed away at age 84 in a hospital in Canada. I knew it was inevitable. He’d been in bad health for over 20 years , but was still playing over 100 shows a year , up until he cancelled his tour several weeks ago, for the rest of the year. I knew the end was probably near. But he’d cheated death so many times. In 2010 , there was a death hoax and Lightfoot had to call into a radio station and tell them that he was really still alive ! You wanted to believe, “well , maybe one more time.” His passing kind of takes a chunk of your youth from you. He was born in Orillia, Ontario in 1938, a town of just over 30,000. He wrote about trains, ships and relationships (although he wasn’t real good at the latter), being involved in one of the biggest divorce settlements in Canadian history many years ago. He wrote over 400 songs in his lifetime and even wrote one about a Hula Hoop , back in the 50’s. Although I never met Gordon, I ‘ve seen interviews and he seems like a humble fellow, who doesn’t seem to understand why so many people would love his music. I think he’d be a nice guy to have dinner with . I saw Gordy three times over the years. Once with my daughter when she was about 10 years old at the Old Temple theatre in Saginaw. She was an instant fan too. I have over 3,000 records and cd’s and when people find that out , I always get the question,” who is your favorite singer or band?” That’s a tough one to answer, but Lightfoot is always in the top half dozen. But today, he’ll be my favorite , as a I plan on listening to his music and going back in time, most of the day. As I look out the window and the fog is starting to lift, I can’t help but wonder, “ what song would Gordon Lightfoot make out of this ?” The sun has went down and Gordon is now on his Carefree Highway. ……Today there are a lot of Rainy Day people out there. Neumeyer

I've loved Gordon for what seems like forever...he overcame a lot in his life and enriched the world with his heartfelt songs. One of Dylan's favorite songwriters...and that's saying something. Amazing legacy he left behind...second to none, IMHO. Missin' ya, Gord, but I can speak for millions worldwide you're not forgotten...ever.

What an enormous talent. His album was the first one I ever bought. Crossroads, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Big Blue, Hi`way songs,,, thanks, Gordon.

So sad RIP Thank you for your years of beautiful music . May God comfort the hearts of your loved ones. God Bless Your music will live on !

Rest in peace, Gordon, you were amazing. Canada truly lost a shinning star.

Playing his music now for my mother who had a stroke. We in hospital and I am playing his music for her because she loves it. One of her favorites ❤ thankful for his songs to make my mother happy and gives her comfort during this difficult time. ❤🎶❤🎶