PICK THE STARS
- CBC - 1954
TALENT CARAVAN - CBC - 1960
Lightfoot and Terry Whelan make their debut as
The Two Timers singing Marianne.
WHILE WE'RE
YOUNG - CBC - 1960
Lightfoot appeared
on this summer program as a member of the Two Tones with Terry Whelan.
COUNTRY HOEDOWN
- CBC- 1960-62
Lightfoot appeared
in this weekly country variety show as a member of the Singin' Swingin'
Eight. He eventually appeared on 250 episodes of the show. On
October 19, 1962 he steps out front to perform Remember Me (I'm The One).
YOUR COUNTRY
HOUSE PARTY - CBC - 1962
Lightfoot appears
as a member of a singing and dancing group.
COUNTRY AND
WESTERN - BBC - 1963
Lightfoot hosted
eight one-hour specials.
MUSIC HOP -
CBC - 1964
Hosted by Alex
Trebek, Lightfoot performs Tyson's You Were On My Mind and the folk
standard If I Had A Hammer.
TAKE THIRTY
- CBC - ?
This was a long running CBC afternoon show.
OSCAR BRAND'S LET'S SING OUT - 1965
THE TONIGHT
SHOW - NBC - 1965
Johnny introduces
Lightfoot as a rising star on the folk scene. Lightfoot performs Just
Like Tom Thumb's Blues and Early Morning Rain.
AFTER FOUR - CTV
- 1966
Lightfoot along with Bobby Curtola are presented
with their 1966 RPM Gold Leaf Awards (Junos).
MUSIC CANADA - 1966
SHOW OF THE
WEEK - CBC - 1966
Hosted by Ian Tyson,
Lightfoot performs Spin, Spin with Red and John.
100 YEARS YOUNG
ON NEW YEAR'S DAY - CBC - 1967
This program kicked off Canada'a centennial
year. Lightfoot debuted his classic Canadian Railroad Trilogy
for the occasion. The song was done with a 40 piece orchestra to accompany
the Lightfoot arrangement and "naavies" are seen swinging their hammers
in the background as Lightfoot sings.
MON PAYS MES
CHANSONS - CBC - Feb. 9, 1967
With
Niagara Falls as a backdrop, Lightfoot lip synchs to Ribbon Of Darkness
while strumming his 12 string guitar. Other guests included Joni Mitchell
and Bonnie Dobson.
TELESCOPE
- CBC - Sept. 14, 1967
The program opens
with a shot of a plane, engines roaring, as "Early Morning Rain" plays.
Much of the show is done in the first person as GL recalls his childhood
years. His mother also appears to talk about 'wee Gordie'. Other
segments show Lightfoot at home, at a local restaurant and in the studio
with Red and John. The episode was cleverly titled -"Lightfoot
Forward."
LIGHTFOOT
SPECIAL "WHEREFORE AND WHY" - CBC - 1968
This aired in March
of '68. Lightfoot and guests perform songs with Lightfoot debuting
Black Day In July. Lightfoot plays Pussywillows Cat-tails; Song
For A Winter's Night; Did She Mention My Name; Canadian Railroad Trilogy;
Face Of A Thousand People; Does Your Mother Know; Rosanna and The General
Store. He filmed Wherefore And Why in Toronto's Yorkville district;
Boss Man at the Toronto stock exchange and Black Day In July is underscored
with films of the Detroit riots. Guests include Bonnie Dobson who
does The Way I Feel and I'm Not Saying. Ronnie Hawkins performs
Early Morning Rain and For Lovin' Me.
FRENCH TV
SPECIAL - CBC - 1968
Lightfoot plays
A Minor Ballad and Early Morning Rain on French-Canadian TV, attempting
an introduction to Early Morning Rain in French.
OPENING OF
NAC OTTAWA - CBC - 1969
Lightfoot performs
Canadian Railroad Trilogy at the opening of the National Arts Centre
in Ottawa, a hall Lightfoot continues to perform at to this day.
THE MUSIC
SCENE (HULLABALLOO) - ABC - 1969
Hosted by David
Steinberg, Lightfoot performs nice renditions of For Lovin' Me and Saturday
Clothes. Other guests include Davy Jones of the Monkees.
THE JOHNNY
CASH SHOW - ABC - 1969
Lightfoot performed
Ribbon Of Darkness and Softly during this appearance and duets with Johnny
on For Lovin' Me. While in Nashville for this appearance, Lightfoot was
introduced to Me And Bobby McGee by Kristofferson.
DOWN CENTRE
- CBC - 1969
Lightfoot is interviewed
in Vancouver with a group of high school students surrounding him.
He answers questions from the host and students.
THE ROLFE HARRIS
SHOW - BBC - 1969
Lightfoot
appears on an episode, performing Early Morning Rain. The episode also
features Cliff Richard.
WAYNE &
SHUSTER - CBC - 1970
Performed Saturday
Clothes and Sit Down Young Stranger with Red Shea and Rick Haynes.
Lightfoot sported a moustache for this show.
DAVID FROST
SHOW - - 1970
Lightfoot performs
Early Morning Rain and Saturday Clothes.
THE TONIGHT SHOW - NBC - 1970
THE JOHNNY
CASH SHOW - ABC - 1971
This time
out on the Cash show, Lightfoot does Canadian Railroad Trilogy and a
snippet of Steel Rail Blues.
CONCERT - BBC - 1971
Excerpted from
concert, Lightfoot performs Farewell To Nova Scotia; Miguel; If You Could
Read My Mind; Approaching Lavender and Me And Bobby McGee.
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
IN CONCERT - BBC - 1972
This program titled
"Gordon Lightfoot In Concert" aired on January 22, 1972 at 11 PM.
It was actually taped in the spring of 1971 before Summer Side Of Life
was released. Accompanied by Red Shea and Rick Haynes, Lightfoot performs
Summer Side Of Life; Saturday Clothes; For Loving Me; Affair On Eighth
Avenue; If You Could Read My Mind; Steel Rail Blues; Your Love's Return;
Ten Degrees And Getting Colder; Early Morning Rain; Farewell To Nova Scotia;
Miguel; Me And Bobby McGee; Nous Vivons Ensemble; Minstrel Of The Dawn; Talking
In Your Sleep and Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
THE IAN TYSON
SHOW - CTV - 1972
Tyson started this
program after going solo. Lightfoot made an appearance to do
the Canadian Railroad Trilogy and help his old friend get his show off
to a good start.
MADE IN CHICAGO - PBS - 1973
In March 1973, Lightfoot taped the PBS program,
"Made in Chicago." This program eventually evolved in to the Soundstage
series. Lightfoot at this time was backed by Terry Clements and
Rick Haynes, so it is a great document of the three-piece band in their
prime. Lightfoot was in tremendous voice on this occasion and
the playing was very tight. Songs performed were: The Patriot's Dream;
Don Quixote; Affair On 8th Avenue; If You Could Read My Mind; It's Worth
Believing; You Are What I Am; Beautiful; Sit Down Young Stranger; Ten
Degrees & Getting Colder; Softly; Boss Man; Early Morning Rain; Can't
Depend On Love; Cotton Jenny; Old Dan's Records
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL - NBC - 1974
Lightfoot hosts on this occasion, which aired
on February 23. Guests on the show included the James Gang, Ravi
Shankar, the Guess Who and Maria Muldaur. Lightfoot led off with
The List. He was still in the 3 man band lineup at this time, with Rick
and Terry. That night (morning?) he also played If You Could Read
My Mind, Affair On Eighth Avenue, Don Quixote, High And Dry and Sundown.
He introduced the guests in his usual, understated way. He mentioned
how Ravi Shankar influenced George Harrison and the Beatles, but added,
"I wish he'd influenced me, but I'm not in that bag, I only play rhythm
guitar." Great line!
ELWOOD GLOVER'S LUNCEON DATE - CTV - 1975
Lightfoot makes
an appearance on the long running Canadian noon time talk show.
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
- NBC - 1976
Hosted by Wolfman
Jack and Helen Reddy, Lightfoot performed Don Quixote, Race Among The
Ruins, Spanish Moss and I'm Not Supposed To Care.
SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE - NBC - 1976
Performed Summertime Dream and Spanish Moss,
backed by his full band. At the end of Spanish Moss, Lightfoot
and the guys pretend to launch into Sundown, but the host comes out and
says he was only scheduled to play two songs, but Gord said things went
so well, he thought he'd do one more. Buck Henry then summons John
Belushi in full samurai garb, who promptly cuts all of the strings on
Lightfoot's guitar with a pair of shears.
OLYMPIC BENEFIT
- CBC - 1976
Lightfoot organized
this benefit for the Canadian athletes. It consisted of a concert
at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto and included guests Sylvia Tyson, Liona
Boyd and Murray McLauchlan. Lightfoot played Sundown, If You Could
Read My Mind and Never Too Close, among others.
HEE HAW - SYN
- 1976
Lightfoot performs
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald amid the obligatory Hee Haw bales
of hay.
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
- NBC - 1977
This episode is
hosted by KC & The Sunshine Band. In addition to Lightfoot
the guests include Heart, ABBA and Andy Kauffman. In a departure
from previous Midnight Special appearances when he performed live, this
time Lightfoot taped a lip-synced version of Edmund Fitzgerald in Toronto
for the show.
SOUNDSTAGE - PBS - 1979
Ah yes, the legendary Soundstage Special.
Lightfoot performed Cotton Jenny, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,
Endless Wire, Summertime Dream, Don Quixote, If You Could Read My Mind,
Ghosts Of Cape Horn (the first performance ever of this one), Beautiful,
Hangdog Hotel Room, Sundown. At this point they broke for intermission
and each band member said a few words, while in the background pictures
and sounds from an earlier rehearsal were seen and heard. The second
set went like this - Early Morning Rain, Whisper My Name, On The TV (later
to become On The High Seas), Old Dan's Records and the Canadian Railroad
Trilogy.
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 1980
Performed Dream
Street Rose with his full band.
OLYMPIC BENEFIT
- CTV - 1980
Lightfoot organized
a second Olympic Benefit, this one was held at the CNE Grandstand in
Toronto. Songs performed were Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Don Quixote,
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Ghosts Of Cape Horn, If You Could
Read My Mind and an enthusiastic version of The Auctioneer. Guests
included Harry Chapin, Liona Boyd and the Good Brothers.
TERRY FOX TELETHON - CBC - 1980
In September after Terry Fox's death, Lightfoot
and many other celebreties stopped by to discuss the heroism of Terry
Fox and help raise money for cancer research.
THE TOMMY
HUNTER SHOW - CBC - 1981
Lightfoot and the
band performed Shadows and Old Dan's Records, which was dedicated to
Red Shea who was recovering from an illness at the time.
HEART OF GOLD
- CBC - 1982
A special on Canadian
music. The Lightfoot segment was highlighted by an interview in
which Lightfoot was seated at home beside a model of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
GOOD MORNING
AMERICA - ABC - 1982
Lightfoot
is interviewed about his newly released Shadows album and his upcoming
tour to support it.
THE MERV GRIFFIN
SHOW - SYN - 1982
Lightfoot performs
Baby Step Back, Blackberry Wine and a medley of Beautiful and If You
Could Read My Mind. Interestingly, Dean Parks sat in on lead electric
guitar, with Terry handling the chores on acoustic for Baby Step Back.
GOOD BROTHERS
SPECIAL "LIVE 'N' KICKIN'" - Global - 1983
Lightfoot came
out and did Knotty Pine solo on the electric guitar.
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 1983
Knotty Pine on
the electric guitar as above.
GENIE AWARDS
- CBC - 1983
Lightfoot performs
the Genie nominated song, My Love For You, from the movie Harry Tracy
Desperado, sitting on a stool with mic in hand, backed by piano and
orchestra.
ENTERTAINMENT
TONIGHT - SYN - 1983
Lightfoot was interviewed
in LA regarding the release of Salute. Lightfoot mentioned that
the sound on the new album was more radio-ready than in the past.
The interview is done in a recording studio and we catch a glimpse of
the band reheasrsing. Also at the very end we can see Lightfoot's
tattoo on the inside of his right forearm, which of course is now gone.
THICKE OF THE NIGHT - SYN - 1983
Lightfoot performed Salute and did an informal
Early Morning Rain with Thicke.
SOLID GOLD - SYN - 1983
Lightfoot performed a lip synched and edited
version of Salute.
SOLID GOLD
- SYN - 1984
Lightfoot
duets with Marilyn McCoo on a harmonized version of If You Could Read My
Mind, backed by Rick and Terry.
DON HARRON
SHOW - CTV - 1984
This was an afternoon
talk show in Canada. Lightfoot was featured in a taped interview.
He covered a number of areas, including knocking Paul McCartney out
of #1 spot on Billboard with Sundown and he discussed his canoe trips
into the far north.
MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN
SPECIAL "FLOATING OVER CANADA" - CBC - 1984
Lightfoot did a
sort of video to Gotta Get Away for this show. He is seen canoeing
and playing his guitar and lip syncing by the side of a lake.
It was well done.
TEAR ARE NOT
ENOUGH - CBC - 1985
This is Canada's
Answer to America's We Are The World. Lightfoot sings the opening
line of the song. The video documents the recording of the song.
Neil Young and Joni Mitchell also are featured.
IAN AND SYLVIA
REUNION - CTV - 1986
Lightfoot joined
Ian and Sylvia for Early Morning Rain and did Knotty Pine by himself
playing acoustic guitar. He had on the white East Of Midnight
suit on for this occasion. He apparently played more songs in his
set, but only Knotty Pine made it on the show. I know this because
I saw a snippet of him doing A Lesson In Love at the same event.
THE NEW MUSIC
- City TV - 1986
Jeanne Beker interviews
Lightfoot at his home and Gord even digs out the guitar for snippets
of a few tunes.
STARS TONIGHT
- CFTO - 1986
A brief five minute
piece with Anne Brody interviewing Lightfoot. An Entertainment
Tonight type feature.
JUNO HALL
OF FAME INDUCTION - CBC - 1986
Played Stay Loose
and then was introduced by Anne Murray as the Hall Of Fame inductee.
The award was presented by Bob Dylan! Lightfoot gave a speech and
a video retrospective of his career was shown.
RENDEZVOUS
FOR PEACE IN QUEBEC CITY - CTV - 1987
Lightfoot performed
Morning Glory.
OPENING CEREMONIES
FOR THE CALGARY WINTER OLYMPICS - CTV-ABC-BBC - 1988
Lightfoot performed
Alberta Bound, of course.
HOTEL - ABC
- 1988
Lightfoot took
an acting role for an episode in this series, playing an itinerant country
singer with a drinking problem, on the comeback trail.
FRONT PAGE
CHALLENGE - CBC - 1989
This is a long
running Canadian show, where a panel tries to identify the hidden guest
and the news story they represent. Lightfoot represented the story
of the first spike being hammered in, which began the Canadian transcontinental
railway back in the 1800's. Lightfoot played the Trilogy and I'll
Tag Along.
MUCHWEST -
Muchmusic - 1989
Lightfoot was interviewed
and introduced a couple of videos, including his own, Baby Step Back.
He also performed I'll Tag Along solo. Of interest in the interview
portion, Lightfoot mentioned that Warner Brothers was interested in having
Daniel Lanois produce his next album. That never came to pass,
as Lightfoot self-produced his next album, which was still four years
down the line, Waiting For You.
STEIN FESTIVAL - Muchmusic - 1989
Lightfoot was the headlining performer at several
outdoor festivals to help prevent logging on a delicate watershed area
in British Columbia. This show featured Knotty Pine from his set.
TORONTO MUSIC
AWARDS - Global - 1989
Lightfoot was presented
with a lifetime acheivement award by Bruce Cockburn. He then played
East Of Midnight solo.
MARILYN MCKAY'S
AUTOGRAPH - PBS - 1990
A half hour interview
taped in Lightfoot's home.
STEIN FESTIVAL
- Muchmusic - 1990
Highlights from
the 1990 festival. We got to hear Lightfoot perform Ring Them Bells
for the first time on this one!
HOCKEY NIGHT
IN CANADA - CBC - 1991
Lightfoot drops
the puck at a cermonial faceoff at the Maple Leaf's home opener.
Lightfoot is the honorary Leaf captain to commemorate the NHL's 75th anniversary.
Lightfoot is wearing a Wendell Clark #17 captain's jersey.
CANADA DAY
- CBC - 1992
David Suzuki introduced
Lightfoot to a large crowd on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where he performed
the Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
MIDDAY - CBC
- 1992
In a news piece,
Lightfoot is interviewed during the opening of a substance abuse treatment
centre in Toronto, Renascent House.
INTERVIEW
- WVEC Richmond, VA - 1992
Karen Jones interviews
Lightfoot for 20 minutes with Gord seeming to enjoy himself.
The interview is done at the Richmond fairgrounds where Lightfoot would
perform that evening.
COUNTRY GOLD
- CBC - 1992
This was a special
on Canadian music. It featured a section on Lightfoot, with a video
retrospective, an interview and closed out with Lightfoot doing a solo
rendition of I'll Tag Along on stage at an empty Massey Hall.
CTV NEWS FEATURE
"BIOGRAPHY" - CTV - 1993
This is a weekend
news feature. Lightfoot is interviewed at home by Sandie Rinaldo.
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 1993
Lightfoot performed
Cotton Jenny as part of a tribute to Anne Murray.
LOS ANGELES
MORNING SHOW - KTLA - 1993
Lightfoot does
an interview and a song for an estimated 1.5 million viewers.
The song was the new single of the day, I'll Prove My Love, with Rick
Haynes playing bass off-camera.
BONDS AWAY
- WJBK Detroit - 1995
Lightfoot is interviewed
at the Fox Theatre by Bill Bonds.
MICHIGAN FESTIVAL
SPECIAL - CBS Lansing - 1995
Lightfoot gives
a brief interview along with other festival participants.
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 1996
The show was celebrating
its 25th year and Lightfoot appropriately played his song from 25 years
ago, If You Could Read My Mind.
GLOBAL DREAMS
- CBC - 1996
The show was taped
in LA in February and aired in late March. It is an environmental
benefit for the Suzuki Foundation. Lightfoot performed If You
Could Read My Mind and Don Quixote.
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S
ARTS AWARDS - CBC - 1997
Taped at the National
Arts Centre in Ottawa, the program features Ian Tyson performing a Lightfoot
medley of Bitter Green/If You Could Read My Mind, followed by some film
clips from throughout Lightfoot's career.
PAMELA WALLIN
LIVE - CBC Newsworld - 1997
On the last day
of 1997, Lightfoot appeared on Pamela Wallin Live for a ten minute interview
to open the program. The theme of Wallin's show that night, was to talk
to famous Canadians about their New Year's resolutions. And Gord's
resolution for 1997, you may ask? To remain motivated to continue
writing and performing - and to do it well! Good news indeed!
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 1998
Lightfoot appears
in a taped interview segment honoring David Foster's induction into the
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame.
GZOWSKI
IN CONVERSATION - CBC - 1998
Lightfoot sits
down to talk and sing for an hour with famed Canadian interviewer, Peter
Gzowski. Songs include "Restless," "A Painter Passing Through"
and "Drifters." An interesting treat includes an audio clip of
Gordon as a boy soprano singing "The Lord's Prayer."
MID-DAY - CBC
- 1998
In a Mid-Day news
feature, Lightfoot is presented with his star on the Canadian Walk Of
Fame in a November ceremony in Toronto. Also receiving his star at that
time is Christopher Plummer.
COUNTDOWN
'99 - CBC - 1999
Lightfoot, sporting
a resprouted moustache, is the first voice heard on Canadian TV in 1999
as he sings Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight, playing solo with
his acoustic 6-string guitar.
INTIMATE AND INTERACTIVE - MMM - 1999
Lightfoot's first live TV concert style appearance
since Soundstage in 1979! It's mostly music, but he does answer questions
from the studio audience and also via fax, phone and email. But the
highlights, as always, are in the music. He plays 14 Karat Gold; I'll
Do Anything; In My Fashion; Rainy Day People; If You Could Read My Mind;
A Painter Passing Through; Make Way For The Lady; Never Too Close; I
Used To Be A Country Singer; The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald; Alberta
Bound; Sundown; I'll Prove My Love; Song For A Winter's Night; Early Morning
Rain; Baby Step Back. Lightfoot is backed with his full band.
GOVERNOR GENERAL'S
ARTS AWARDS - CBC - 1999
Taped at the National
Arts Centre in Ottawa, the program features Lightfoot performing Don
Quixote.
FAMILY FARM
TRIBUTE - CBC Newsworld - 2000
Lightfoot climaxed
the five hour concert at Toronto's Air Canada Center featuring many
Canadian musical acts with If You Could Read My Mind and a mesmerizing
and highly appropriate Canadian Railroad Trilogy, which received a standing
ovation and the day's most emotional audience response. CBC's music
critic Laurie Brown commented after the song that Lightfoot should be
awarded Canada's poet laureate award.
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
LIVE - CBC - 2000
Taped in April
at the Pioneer Theatre in Reno, Nevada, Lightfoot and his band run
down a one hour list of favorites extracted from that concert including
If You Could Read My Mind; Sundown; Carefree Highway; Beautiful; Restless;
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald; Early Morning Rain; Baby Step Back;
Rainy Day People; Song For A Winter's Night and Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
A very well performed and produced set!
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
LIVE IN RENO - PBS - 2000
Derived from the
same concert as the CBC special listed directly above, this program
includes Carefree Highway; Sundown; Don Quixote; I'll Prove My Love;
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald; Rainy Day People; Baby Step Back;
Fading Away; Shadows; If You Could Read My Mind; Early Morning Rain; Make
Way For The Lady; Song For A Winter's Night and Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
TOWER OF SONG
- CBC - 2001
Lightfoot is featured, along with the other
members of the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame, in a 2 hour special as a
lead up to the 2001 Juno awards. Lightfoot's segment includes a 1999 interview
in his Rosedale home, interspersed with CBC archival footage from throughout
his career.
JUNO AWARDS
- CBC - 2001
Lightfoot along
with David Suzucki induct Bruce Cockburn into the Canadian Music Hall
Of Fame.
WALK OF FAME - Global - 2001
Lightfoot performs during the telecast from
Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, as new inductees are presented with their
awards.
CCMA AWARDS
- CBC - 2001
In a ceremony in
Calgary during the annual CCMA award show, Lightfoot is inducted into
the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame. With performances by Ian Tyson
(Early Morning Rain); Ron Sexsmith (If You Could Read My Mind) and Anne
Murray (Cotton Jenny), Lightfoot graciously accepts the award and announces
that he intends to continue writing and touring for many years to come.
LIVE AT RIDEAU
HALL - CBC - 2002
Lightfoot performs
Sit Down Young Stranger and closes the show with a solo rendidtion
of If You Could Read My Mind at an outdoor concert for the Governor
General of Canada in Ottawa.
LAUNCH PARTY
- CHUM-TV - 2004
News coverage of Harmony's launch party in the basement bar
of Massey Hall.
THE NATIONAL
- CBC - 2004
On the eve of the release
of Harmony, Lightfoot is interviewed in the front row seats of Massey
Hall discussing his recovery, the new album and his goal of returning
to the concert stage.
CANADA AM - CTV - 2004
On the day of Harmony's
release, Lightfoot is interviewed live on the morning news program.
CMT CENTRAL
- CMT - 2004
CMT Central does a 3 part one-on-one interview
with Lightfoot hosted by Stu Jefferies. They discuss Lightfoot's illness
and recovery; his new album and highlights of his career.
E-TALK DAILY - CTV - 2004
Lightfoot is interviewed on his upcoming Canadian
Idol appearance.
CANADIAN IDOL
- CTV - 2004
Lightfoot coaches the final 6 contestants as they
perform his songs in a 2 episode special edition of the highly rated program.
Songs performed by the contestants were Early Morning Rain; Rainy Day People;
Sundown; The Way I Feel; Song For A Winter's Night and If You Could Read
My Mind.
NATIONAL NEWS - CTV - 2004
Yet another Canadian Idol feature on Lightfoot.
FOUR STRONG WINDS - CMT - 2005
A look at Canadian singer-songwriters with a rather
bland segment on Lightfoot, saved only by all too brief, yet illuminating
comments from Bruce Cockburn and Jim Cuddy. No music or interview with
Lightfoot. The backdrop was mostly Reno concert footage.
LIVE 8 - CTV
- 2005
Lightfoot appears at the
Canadian Live 8 concert, performing Restless; If You Could Read My
Mind and Let It Ride solo. He also appeared on stage for the finale
of Neil's Young's Rockin' In The Free World and Oh Canada. Some great
backstage footage also, including Lightfoot chatting with Neil Young
prior to Young's appearance.
SHAKIN' ALL OVER - CBC - 2006
A
look at Canadian music from the 60s, that traces the evolution of a young
industry with stories from such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Sainte-Marie,
Lighthouse, Steppenwolf and The Guess Who, in harmony with a younger
generation of stars (including Barenaked Ladies, Blue Rodeo and Sloan)
who reveal the impact some of these earlier songs and songwriters had
on their music. The Lightfoot segment includes an interview pieced together
with archival footage of Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Did She Mention My
Name and Early Morning Rain.
STAR! DAILY
- SYN - 2007
After
his CHUM 50th anniversary performance in Toronto, Lightfoot is interviewed,
mainly discussing his discovery through playing Early Morning Rain in
clubs along Yonge Street in the mid 1960's.
NEWS MORNING
- CBC Newsworld - 2007
An
interview conducted in Lightfoot's home regarding the recent issue
by Canada Post of the "Lightfoot" stamp.
THE HOUR -
CBC - 2008
On
the eve of the Massey Hall series, Lightfoot sits down to chat with
George Stroumboulopoulos.
MANSBRIDGE
ONE ON ONE - CBC - 2009
Lightfoot is interviewed
by CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge as he is about to embark on his
Orillia and Toronto concerts.
GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT - CBC - 2011
Again
as Massey Hall approaches, Lightfoot sits down with George Stroumboulopoulos
for a wide ranging chat, including the recent death of Terry Clements,
which elicits some insightful comments from Lightfoot.
CONNECT WITH MARK KELLY - CBC - 2011
Kelly
talks to Lightfoot about his longevity and mortality.
HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA: GAME DAY - CBC - 2012
Lightfoot
reminisces about his early days playing hockey, listening to games on
the radio before TV as cuts from All Live play in the background.
CANADA AM - CTV - 2012
Interviewed
at his home, Lightfoot is asked about Massey Hall, family, mortality,
awards and where he is now at this point in his career.
16 X 9 - GLOBAL - 2012
Lightfoot
is featured with an interview done at his home in June. Lightfoot ended
the interview with a great line, saying, "When I leave this place (earth),
I'm gonna leave a clean campsite!".
GREY CUP HALFTIME SHOW - TSN - 2012
Lightfoot
performs an abbreviated Canadian Railroad Trilogy.
THE NATIONAL - CBC - 2012
Lightfoot
practices guitar and watches a Raptors game while being interviewed
in a piece that aired following the Grey Cup.
LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON - NBC - 2013
Lightfoot,
between tour dates, makes the trip to New York and performs If You
Could Read My Mind with the full band. Also, I'd Rather Press On was
performed for web broadcast only.
CBS SUNDAY MORNING - CBS - 2013
Lightfoot
segement with interviews taped in Orillia.
ET CANADA - GLOBAL - 2014
Lightfoot
discusses his upcoming Canadian tour.
CONVERSATIONS WITH DENISE - ZOOMER TV - 2014
Lightfoot
discusses touring and his legacy with Denise Donlon.
KATIE - SYN - 2014
Lightfoot
chats with Katie Couric and performs If You Could Read My Mind.
FOX NEWS - FOX - 2014
Lightfoot
is interviewed by Fox News in July in New York.
MANSBRIDGE
ONE ON ONE - CBC - 2014
In
the lead up to Lightfoot's latest Massey Hall concert series, Peter
Mansbridge sits down with Lightfoot at the famed venue. This is Lightfoot's
2nd time being featured on One On One.
BREAKFAST TV - CITY -
2016
Lightfoot
in studio for a 10 minute chat covering the upcoming Massey Hall concerts
and his new single.
YOUR MORNING - CTV - 2016
Lightfoot
interviewed at home discussing the upcoming Massey Hall and Ontario concerts
and his new single.
HOMETOWN HOCKEY - SPORTSNET
- 2017
Lightfoot
is pre-interviewed at his home by Ron McLean and Tara Slone for an upcoming
episode from Orillia.
W5 - CTV
- 2017
Lightfoot
is featured in a segment on the long running newsmagazine hosted by Lloyd
Roberstson.
THE NATIONAL - CBC -
2018
Feature
on upcoming Massey Hall renovation.
CTV NATIONAL NEWS - CTV
- 2019
Lightfoot
sits for an extensive interview with CTV's chief anchor Lisa LaFlamme.
POP LIFE - CTV -
2020
Interviewed
at home by Richard Crouse about Solo release.
THE NATIONAL - CBC -
2020
Lightfoot
is interviewed at home by Ian Hanomansing just prior to the Covid shutdown.
CANADA FILES - PBS -
2021
A
career spanning interview recorded in Toronto.
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