Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:08:57 -0400
Reply-To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Gordon Lightfoot
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Hi Jake --- I agree about Tony Rice's covers --- he's fabulous. But if you
listen to Lightfoot's early stuff, his voice was fabulous. About 20 years
ago (maybe longer, he had Bell's Palsy and it was thought at the time that
he'd never sing again. And a few years back be had a stomach anerysm that
almost killed him. My wife and I have seen him 3 times since that episode
and have decided that we won't anymore --- it is tooo painful to watch. I'll
stick with my memories of him in the good old days.
Cheers,
Doug
On 6/15/08, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Lightfoot is such a great songwriter, but he never really did have much of
> a
> voice! Don't get upset, I saw Gordo way back when it was just him and
> Dennis Pendrith with Red Shea on guitar.
>
> The album 'Tony sings Gordon' is a GREAT CD - Lightfoot's melodies and Tony
> Rice's plaintive voice are an inspired match and the song structures force
> Tony to play to the point. Both my kids love it too.
>
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Brien Dews <vwvanagon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My 7 year old son recently became fascinated with Great Lakes ship
> wrecks,
> > most notably the Edmund Fitzgerald. So I played Lightfoot's ballad of the
> > Fitz for him. He has since taken up the guitar so he can play that song.
> He
> > is getting quite good. Kinda neat that someone so young is interested in
> > Gordon Lightfoot.
> > Brien
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 7:43 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > As part of my Father's Day weekend, the wife and I went to Gordon
> > Lightfoot
> > > last
> > > night at Wolftrap in Vienna, Virginia. Took the Westy, got there early
> > and
> > > had
> > > dinner and a bottle of wine in the camper-during a thunderstorm-which
> > made
> > > me
> > > thankful I didn't get lawn seats! He opened with "Cotton Jenny" and
> then
> > > did
> > > "Carefree Highway". I've seen Gordon Lightfoot at least 5 times and
> this
> > is
> > > the
> > > first time he as ever done "Carefree Highway". Always wondered what he
> > has
> > > against that song? Opening song I was shocked, his voice is going,
> > sounded
> > > very
> > > weak, then got a bit stronger as the concert went on, but seemed to
> come
> > > and go.
> > > When we got home, I looked him up on the Internet, and I did not
> realize
> > he
> > > is
> > > 70 years old! I thought has was around 60. Anyway, well worth the
> $40.00
> > > per
> > > ticket price, even if his voice was a bit weak. Jeff
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brien K Dews CC21-AWCI
> > Rockford, MI
> > www.allgoodtime.com
> > www.busesbythebeach.com
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>
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