Gordon Lightfoot Health Issues

[Canard]

He is 84 now and is reportedly experiencing 'some health-related issues,' which have lead to a complete cancellation of this year's tour dates.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-health-1.6806576

 

[GGJaguar]

Another great singer-songwriter. Wishing him the best.

 

[merlin6666]

Wow still touring at that age, he must enjoy it.

 

[richardp69]

Man, I hate to hear that. I appreciate and respect his work and songwriting abilities.

 

[Westerly Wood]

The bass in this song is tops!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

We used to play Sundown in the band. Singing and playing the Bass line as fun!

I just watched a documentary on Lightfoot this past weekend on Prime.

 

[HeyMikey]

Sending my best wishes his way. Love his songs.

 

[twocorgis]

I saw him back in 2017, and he definitely wasn't well then. Hate to say it as I've always been a fan, but the show wasn't very good, and we left at intermission.

 

[hearth_man]

Sad news. Gord has been a go to singer/song writer for me since I first picked up a guitar to learn to play back in the mid 1970's. Man I hate this getting old stuff, I just turned 60 this month. The older I get the more people I have to miss, you know what I mean. Family, friends, acquaintances and admired artists.

 

[Minnesota Flats]

Always enjoyed "Sundown" and "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".

Best wishes, Mr. Lightfoot.

 

[hearth_man]

I saw him back in 2017, and he definitely wasn't well then. Hate to say it as I've always been a fan, but the show wasn't very good, and we left at intermission.

I know what you mean. I went to see Gord a number times up through the 1980's, great shows. But in the last 15 or 20 years it wasn't the same voice. But I give him credit for doing it. He has always been an old school performer, the show must go on attitude.

 

[gjmalcyon]

I saw him back in 2017, and he definitely wasn't well then. Hate to say it as I've always been a fan, but the show wasn't very good, and we left at intermission.

We saw him last April at The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA.

It was less a Gordon Lightfoot concert and more an offering of love and appreciation from a theater full of fans. He struggled to sing and play, but an occasional spark shone through.

 

[GGJaguar]

From 1974...