Gordon Lightfoot - in pictures

  • Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, the prolific singer-songwriter died on Monday in a Toronto hospital. He was 84. AP
    Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, the prolific singer-songwriter died on Monday in a Toronto hospital. He was 84. AP
  • Known for his evocative lyrics and melodic compositions, Lightfoot received five Grammy nominations over the years and won 17 Juno awards, Canada's equivalent music honour. AP
    Known for his evocative lyrics and melodic compositions, Lightfoot received five Grammy nominations over the years and won 17 Juno awards, Canada's equivalent music honour. AP
  • Lightfoot penned a catalog of 200 songs, frequently covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Barbra Streisand, Glen Campbell and Richie Havens. AP
    Lightfoot penned a catalog of 200 songs, frequently covered by the likes of Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Barbra Streisand, Glen Campbell and Richie Havens. AP
  • He survived a major health crisis at age 63 in 2002 when he collapsed from severe stomach pain before a concert in his hometown of Orilla, Ontario, and had emergency surgery for abdominal bleeding. Reuters
    He survived a major health crisis at age 63 in 2002 when he collapsed from severe stomach pain before a concert in his hometown of Orilla, Ontario, and had emergency surgery for abdominal bleeding. Reuters
  • He died of natural causes, his family said. AP
    He died of natural causes, his family said. AP
  • Lightfoot is survived by his children, Fred, Ingrid, Miles, Meredith, Eric and Galen, his wife, Kim Hasse and sister Beverley Eyers. AP
    Lightfoot is survived by his children, Fred, Ingrid, Miles, Meredith, Eric and Galen, his wife, Kim Hasse and sister Beverley Eyers. AP