Arts·In Memoriam

Remembering Gordon Lightfoot

Q’s Tom Power and Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud co-host this special tribute in remembrance of Gordon Lightfoot, where they chat with friends and collaborators of the late singer-songwriter about his legacy as a musician.

Q’s Tom Power and Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud co-host a special tribute to the Canadian music icon

A man sings and plays a guitar on stage.
Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot performs on 100 Years Young, a CBC variety special for Canada's centennial on Jan. 1, 1967. (Roy Martin/CBC Still Photo Collection)

Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died yesterday at the age of 84, ending a career that spanned more than five decades and included honours such as the Order of Canada and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

With help from artists who knew Lightfoot well, Q's Tom Power and Commotion's Elamin Abdelmahmoud co-host a special tribute looking back on his legendary music and his long-lasting impact on Canadian culture. Contemporaries like Anne MurrayMurray McLauchlan and Tom Wilson stop by to share their favourite songs and stories from the late musician's life.

You can listen to the full discussion from today's show on CBC Listen or on our podcasts, Q with Tom Power and Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud.