

| Subject: | Re: Gordon Lightfoot |
| From: | Max Wellhouse |
| Date: | Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:59:49 -0500 |
Sometimes I open my mouth just long enough to change feet, so I guess I better check out Mr. Rice's covers!! DM&FS At 09:16 AM 6/15/2008, Jake de Villiers 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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