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Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84

Gordon Lightfoot was of Canada's most important songwriters, author of If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter of ‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,’ ‘Sundown’ dies at 84

The Canadian folk singer died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. His mid-1970s album ‘Sundown’ reached the top of the Billboard charts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian folk legend, dies at 84

The Canadian singer-songwriter wrote classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter whose hits include “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at age 84

The Independent UK

Calypso, jazz, orchestral ballads … the astonishing range of Harry Belafonte

We pick 10 of the best recordings by the late singer, who became famous for popularising calypso but whose artistry couldn’t be hemmed in by genre

The Guardian - UK

Ronnie Hawkins: One of rock’n’roll’s greatest showmen

A larger-than-life figure, Hawkins advised a teenage Elvis to change his name, saw his backing group The Hawks morph into The Band under Bob Dylan, and had his garage burnt down by houseguest John Lennon

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