Gordon Lightfoot turned a brief news item about a Great Lakes tragedy into one of the most haunting songs ever written — an elegy that still echoes 50 years later.

First come the mournful notes - an electric guitar layered over a 12-string acoustic. Then come the haunting lyrics.

Ironically, Lightfoot said in a 2015 interview with NPR that he was inspired to write the song after being annoyed by an ...

Gordon Lightfoot’s The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was released less than a year after the ship sank and became an instant ...

The spirit of Canada’s beloved troubadour will shine in Orillia during free event on Oct. 31 that brings together musicians, friends, fans, and collaborators ...

Bacon, who grew up in Michigan, interviewed more than 100 people for his new book "The Gales of November: The Untold Story of ...

Music lovers from across North America are heading to the Sunshine City for a heartfelt celebration of Gordon Lightfoot ...