What type of details about gordon lightfoot can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: gordon meredith lightfoot , jr. -lrb- born november 17 , 1938 -rrb- is a canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk , folk-rock , and country music , and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s . he has been referred to as canada 's greatest songwriter and internationally as a folk-rock legend . lightfoot 's songs , including '' for lovin ' me '' , '' early morning rain '' , '' steel rail blues '' , '' ribbon of darkness '' -- a number one hit on the u.s. country chart with marty robbins 's cover in 1965 -- and the 1967 detroit riot-generated '' black day in july '' brought him international recognition in the 1960s . he experienced chart success in canada with his own recordings , beginning in 1962 with the # 3 hit me -rrb- i 'm the one '' . lightfoot 's recordings then made an impact on the international music charts as well in the 1970s , with songs such as '' if you could read my mind '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- -lrb- # 5 on the us chart -rrb- , '' sundown '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- , '' carefree highway '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- , '' rainy day people '' -lrb- 1975 -rrb- , all reaching # 1 , and '' the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald '' -lrb- 1976 -rrb- -lrb- # 2 -rrb- . some of lightfoot 's albums have achieved gold and multi-platinum status internationally . his songs have been recorded by some of the world 's most renowned recording artists , including elvis presley , johnny cash , hank williams jr. , the kingston trio , marty robbins , george hamilton iv , jerry lee lewis , neil young , bob dylan , judy collins , barbra streisand , johnny mathis , eddie albert , herb alpert , viola wills , richie havens , the replacements , harry belafonte , tony rice , sandy denny -lrb- with fotheringay -rrb- , the clancy brothers and tommy makem , scott walker , sarah mclachlan , eric clapton , jim croce , john mellencamp , jack jones , bobby vee , blue rodeo , the tragically hip , roger whittaker , toby keith , peter , paul and mary , glen campbell , anne murray , waylon...
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