“Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time. I think he probably still is to this day.” – Bob Dylan
“Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan’s favorite singer/songwriter – high praise from the best of us, applauded by the rest of us.” – Kris Kristofferson
December 1, 1975 Gordon Lightfoot live with Dylan´s Rolling Thunder Revue at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto
Race Among the Ruins, The Watchman´s Gone and Sundown
Bob Dylan – I’m Not Supposed To Care (Gordon Lightfoot’s Song)
Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan and Roger McGuinn, 1975
Bob Dylan Inducts Gordon Lightfoot into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame at The 1986 JUNO Awards
“Favouite Lightfoot songs? Shadows, Sundown, If You Could Read My Mind. I can’t think of any I don’t like!” – Bob Dylan
“I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Everytime I hear a song of his, it’s like I wish it would last forever. ” – Bob Dylan
“It’s a pecking order, and I’m further down the pecking order than Bob Dylan,” says legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, when asked about competition among the iconic songwriters of our time. “It’s not about egos. With Dylan, it was a learning experience. I’d watch him.”
Why does Dylan like Gordon Lightfoot?
Gordon Lightfoot’s work has been both highly regarded and highly successful through his career and the songs have been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to Johnny Cash from Jerry Lee Lewis to Neil Young, from Judy Collins to the Grateful Dead. It was obvious that Bob would be interested.
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