Legendary Folk Singer-Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84

Legendary Folk Singer-Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot Dies at 84
Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot poses for a photo in his Toronto home on April 25, 2019. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston
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Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer whose silvery refrains told a tale of Canadian identity that was exported to listeners worldwide, has died at 84.

Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital on Monday evening, said Victoria Lord, the musician’s longtime publicist and a representative for the family.