There are few artists as iconically Canadian as Gordon Lightfoot, whose eight decades on Earth produced some of the most recognizable music there is. In this first episode of his story, Alicia gets into his formative years, his time in California, his first marriage, and Canada’s then-most expensive divorce ever, from Brita Olaisson.

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Alicia’s Receipts

Lightfoot, by Nicholas Jennings (bookshop.org)

Gordon Lightfoot Reflects of Life, Love and Musical Inspiration (zoomer.com)

Gordon Lightfoot Biography – The Man And His Music (gordonlightfoot.com)

Lightfoot (narration) (YouTube)

Bob Dylan Inducts Gordon Lightfoot into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame at The 1986 JUNO Awards (YouTube)