Gordon Lightfoot's music touches the listener on more levels and in more ways than most musicians could ever dream of.  He is a national treasure, a cultural icon whose time-defying style and legendary hits have made him one of Canada’s most anticipated live performers.  Lightfoot, who celebrates his 83rd birthday on November 17 is heading to Alberta this Fall for performances at the Red Deer Memorial Centre on Thursday, November 18, 2021. 

Beloved by music fans around the world, Gordon Lightfoot holds international recognition as a singer and songwriter. Cover versions of his songs have been recorded by artists including Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand and Johnny Cash. In 1971 he earned his first Top Ten hit when If You Could Read My Mind became an international sensation and in 1974, his single Sundown went to number one on the American charts, followed two years later by The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which reached number two on the U.S. Billboard charts.