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Since emerging from the Toronto folk club scene in the early ‘60s, the singer/songwriter has recorded 19 albums (14 for Warner Bros. or Reprise Records). He has had five Grammy nominations and has won 17 Juno Awards in his native Canada. In 1970, in recognition of his contributions in furthering Canadian culture, he received the prestigious Order of Canada citation; last November he was presented the Governor General’s Award—the highest official Canadian honor, which is conferred on very few (Joni Mitchell is another) for their international efforts in spreading Canadian culture.

Meanwhile, Lightfoot has continued to tour and record with his estimable core band of guitarist Terry Clements, bassist Rick Haynes, keyboardist Mike Heffernan and drummer Barry Keane. Lightfoot, of course, plays a variety of acoustic guitars.

The long-running skein of musical genius first became apparent when the young Lightfoot first began singing in the church choir in Orillia, Ontario. By the time he graduated high school he had taught himself to play guitar and had written his first song; shortly thereafter he became a mainstay in the Toronto folk music scene, and was a featured performer on Canadian television.

In 1969, after recording five groundbreaking albums with United Artists, he signed to Warner Bros./Reprise Records, where he recorded such enduring works as:

If you Could Read My Mind (1970)
Summer Side Of Life (1971)
Don Quixote (1972)
Sundown (1973)
Summertime Dream (1976)
Endless Wire (1978)
Shadows (1982)
Salute (1983)

But besides his albums, Lightfoot has composed a catalog of classic hits—for himself and varied others. Foremost among these are:

"Early Morning Rain"
"Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
"Cotton Jenny"
"Don Quixote"
"Sundown"
"Shadows"
"If You Could Read My Mind"
"Carefree Highway"
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
"Beautiful"
"Alberta Bound"
"Ribbon Of Darkness"

This last song was a hit for country great Marty Robbins; other artists who have recorded Lightfoot’s songs include Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Ian & Sylvia, Richie Havens, Glen Campbell, Anne Murray, Nana Mouskouri, Harry Belafonte, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand and George Hamilton IV.

"I feel like I’m part of a totem pole, a big totem pole. My stuff has always been considered to be ‘adult contemporary,’ though some people still refer to me as a folkie. But I’ve had stuff in the mainstream and in the country field, so I guess I’m in the middle somewhere—but anywhere on a totem pole in this business is fine by me!"

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