Gordon Lightfoot

Work : None | New Career 1943 in Orillia (Performance debut) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1948 (First record cut) | Social : None | Begin a program of study 1950 (Piano lessons and voice study) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1951 (Record, "The Lord's Prayer") | Work : None | Prize 1952 in Toronto (First place in vocal class) | Work : None | Prize 1953 in Toronto (First place in vocal class) | Work : None | Gain social status 1954 (Network radio debut) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1955 (Wrote first song, "The Hula Hoop Song") | Work : None | Prize 1956 (Finished second in barbershop competition) | Social : None | Begin a program of study 1958 in Los Angeles (Music college, didn't finish) | Work : None | New Job 1960 (Singer and dancer for CBC TV show) | Work : None | New Job 1961 (Played drums for revue) | Work : None | Gain social status 1961 (Made U.S. debut) | Relationship : None | Marriage 6 March 1963 (First marriage, Brita) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1964 in Toronto (Played Toronto Teacher's College) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 1 February 1964 (Son born) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1965 (Appeared with prestigous folk festival) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1965 (Song, "Steel Rail Blues") | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 31 December 1965 (Daughter born) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1966 (Album, "Lightfoot!") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1967 (Played two sold-out concerts) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 18 March 1968 (TV special aired) | Work : None | Contracts, agreements November 1969 (Signed with Warner Brothers Records) | Work : None | Prize June 1970 in Ottawa (Received the Order of Canada) | Work : None | Prize April 1971 in Orillia (Inducted into the Hall of Fame) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1972 ("Don Quixote," "Beautiful," "Old Dan's Records" released) | Health : None | Medical diagnosis March 1972 (Bell's Palsy) | Relationship : None | Divorce dates 1973 (Brita) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released January 1974 (Album, "Sundown") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released March 1974 (Song, "Cold On the Shoulder") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released October 1975 (Album, "Gord's Gold") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1976 (Album, "Summertime Dreams") | Work : None | Prize 1977 in Peterborough (Received honorary law degree) | Work : None | Prize January 1980 (Male Singer of the Decade) | Work : None | Contracts, agreements 1981 (Ended long-term contract with Warner Brothers) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 30 December 1981 (Son born) | Work : None | Prize November 1986 (Inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released April 1993 (Album, "Waiting For You") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 5 May 1998 (Album, "A Painter Passing Through") | Health : None | Acute illness 8 September 2002 (Emergency surgery on blood vessel; serious) | Traits : Mind | Education extensive (Honorary Law Degree) | Diagnoses : Body Part Problems | Paralysis (Bell's Palsy) | Family : Childhood | Sibling circumstances (Sister performed with him) | Family : Relationship | Number of Divorces (One) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Two) | Family : Parenting | Kids more than 3 (Five) | Lifestyle : Work | Work in team/ Tandem (Various groups, festivals, revues) | Vocation : Entertainment | Child performer (Cut first album at age ten) | Vocation : Entertainment | TV host/ Personality (Various CBC programs) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Dancer/ Teacher | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Folk Music | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Group/ Duo (Teen Timers) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Instrumentalist (Guitar, piano, drums) | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Song writer | Vocation : Entertain/Music | Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. | Notable : Awards | Grammy (Nominated four times) | Notable : Awards | Hall of Fame (Twice) | Notable : Awards | Vocational award (16 Juno awards (Canada's Grammy)) | Notable : Awards | Other Awards (Order of Canada, others) | Notable : Famous | Notable extremes (500 written songs) | Notable : Famous | Top 5% of Profession (Music field) | Notable : Book Collection | Occult/ Misc. Collection