Kitted out in jeans and an unironed shirt, there was an easy appeal to Gordon Lightfoot from the get-go. He truly seemed to be an everyman making music for everyone. With kind eyes and a heart of gold, the Canadian singer turned away from the jazz he had been learning ever since he relocated to Los Angeles in 1958 to focus on songs that cut to the heart of things. He began releasing folk music in 1966, with his debut album Lightfoot!, but despit…
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