Book
Lightfoot / Nicholas Jennings.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735232556 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Viking, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Lightfoot, Gordon. Musicians > Canada > Biography. Singers > Canada > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 782.42164092 Light-J | 31681010071835 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Biography of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, examining how his success as a folk-pop artist in the 1960s and '70s affected his personal life -- including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences -- and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. -- Adapted from Amazon.com summary. - Baker & Taylor
A biography of the Canadian singer-songwriter behind âThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraldâ describes how he started singing in grade school before going on to write songs and play concert halls worldwide while watching his relationships unravel due to alcoholism. - Baker & Taylor
"Gordon Lightfoot's songs have inspired and enchanted fans for more than fifty years. In addition to winning nearly every Canadian music award, in 2012, Lightfoot was inducted into the American Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside such luminaries as Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristoffersen, and Dylan; it honoured Lightfoot as a singer who helped 'define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and '70s.' Biographer Nick Jennings has had unprecedented access to the notoriously reticent musician."--Provided by publisher. - Baker & Taylor
Looks at the life and career of the Canadian singer-songwriter, describing how he started singing in grade school before going on to write songs and play concert halls worldwide. - Penguin Putnam
Shortlisted for the 2017Â Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award
Nominated for the 2018Â Heritage Toronto Award - Historical Writing: Book
The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour
Gordon Lightfootâs name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness. His music defined the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and â70s, topped charts and sold millions. He is unquestionably Canadaâs greatest songwriter, and an international star who has performed on the worldâs biggest stages.
While Lightfootâs songs are well known, the man behind them is elusive. Heâs never allowed his life to be chronicled in a bookâuntil now.
Biographer Nick Jennings has had unprecedented access to the notoriously reticent musician. Lightfoot takes us deep inside the artistâs world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips into Canadaâs North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal lifeâincluding his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiencesâand the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all.
Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfootâs family and the singerâs own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including âBeautifulâ and âSong for a Winterâs Night,â as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like âSundownâ and âIf You Could Read My Mind.â Kris Kristofferson has called Lightfootâs songs âsome of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time.â
Lightfoot is an unforgettable portrait of a treasured singer-songwriter, an artist whose work has been covered by everyone from Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand and Nico to Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Gord Downie. Revealing and insightful, Lightfoot is both an inspiring story of redemption and an exhilarating read.
