Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, Gordon Lightfoot is dead.
His death was announced in a post via his official Facebook page.
Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital at the age of 84.
Statement reads” It is with profound sadness that we confirm that Gordon Meredith Lightfoot has passed away. Gordon died peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023 at 730 p.m. at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.
“He died of natural causes. He was 84 years old.
“He is survived by his wife Kim Hasse, six children– Fred, Ingrid, Eric, Galen, Miles and Meredith, as well as several grandchildren”.
Lightfoot was born in Orillia, Ontario in Canada on November 17, 1938.
His major hit in the United States if you could read my mind “, sold over one million copies in early 1971 and was awarded a gold disc.
