![]() ![]() Life in Hollywood wasn’t a good fit, however, and it wasn’t long before Lightfoot returned to Canada. At age 13, the soprano won a talent contest at the Kiwanis Music Festival, held at Toronto’s Massey Hall. He began singing in his church choir and dreamed of becoming a jazz musician. While Lightfoot’s parents recognized his musical talents early, he didn’t set out to become a renowned balladeer. ![]() “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” for instance, is a haunting tribute to the 29 men who died in the 1975 sinking of the ship in Lake Superior during a storm. “It’s not country, not folk, not rock,” he said in a 2000 interview. Lightfoot’s music had a style all its own. “I take situations and write poems about them.” “I simply write the songs about where I am and where I’m from,” he once said. “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” depicted the construction of the railway. ![]() Most of his songs are deeply autobiographical with lyrics that probe his own experiences in a frank manner and explore issues surrounding the Canadian national identity. Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye ![]()
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