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SUMMARY:Gordon Lightfoot
DESCRIPTION:Gordon Lightfoot appears at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in Rockford\, IL on September 25 at 7PM! \n\nAfter more than 50 active years of hit song-making and international album sales well into the multi-millions\, it’s safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as “Early Morning Rain\,” “If You Could Read My Mind\,” “Carefree Highway\,” “Sundown\,” “(That’s What You Get) For Lovin Me\,” “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald\,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy\,” “Ribbon of Darkness\,” “Beautiful\,” “Song for a Winter’s Night” and “Rainy Day People” to name a few. \nThe concert will feature Lightfoot’s well-known hits as well as some deep album cuts for the die-hard fanatics\, all of which are woven together with some of Lightfoot’s own behind-the-scenes stories and personal anecdotes about his historic 50-plus-years musical career. The event is sure to be a great thrill for live audiences and anyone who enjoys hearing great music and seeing a living legend in person. \n\n\nGordon Lightfoot has recorded 21 albums and has five Grammy nominations. His songs have been aired regularly for over 50 years\, earning him Radio Singles Chart Positions in North America achieved by few others. Lightfoot’s radio hits in the USA have earned Five #1s\, Five Top 10s and 13 Top 40 hits. In Canada he has earned 16 #1s\, 18 Top 10s and 21 Top 40 hits. \nAside from his success in writing\, singing and performing his own songs\, Lightfoot has found fortune in having his songs recorded and performed by other great artists including Bob Dylan\, Elvis Presley\, Johnny Cash\, Hank Williams\, Jr.\, Marty Robbins\, Jerry Lee Lewis\, Judy Collins\, Johnny Mathis\, Anne Murray\, Olivia Newton-John\, Sarah McLachlan\, Barbra Streisand\, Peter Paul & Mary\, Harry Belafonte\, Jane’s Addiction\, Richie Havens\, Glen Campbell\, Toby Keith and George Hamilton IV. \nIn June of 2012 Lightfoot’s legacy was further enhanced when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Lightfoot was honored for his role in defining the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ’70s. Other impressive inductees who make up the roster enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame include Barry Mann\, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller\, Hal David and Burt Bacharach\, John Fogerty\, Bob Dylan\, Isaac Hayes\, Carole King\, Paul Simon\, Billy Joel\, Sir Elton John\, Bernie Taupin\, Brian Wilson\, James Taylor\, James Brown\, Bruce Springsteen\, Jim Croce\, Phil Collins\, Loretta Lynn\, Jimmy Webb\, Van Morrison\, Kris Kristofferson\, Dolly Parton\, Diane Warren\, Garth Brooks\, Leon Russell and Leonard Cohen. \nIn his native Canada\, Lightfoot has been decorated with the highest honors bestowed to a civilian including the Governor’s General Award and the Companion to the Order of Canada honor of merit. He has also won 17 Juno Awards – Canada’s equivalent to the Grammy Awards. Gordon is a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame and The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2007\, Canada Post honored him by issuing an official Gordon Lightfoot postage stamp. Lightfoot is also in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Gordon Lightfoot is an indelible part of the Canadian national spirit and regarded as perhaps the most prolific and greatest Canadian singer-songwriter of all time. \n\nTickets are on sale now at https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/04005C7EA0971D2C
URL:https://nitelite.com/event/gordon-lightfoot-rockford-il/
LOCATION:Coronado Theatre\, 314 N. Main Street\, Rockford\, IL\, 61101\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Live Music
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