ARTISTS WHO WERE INDUCTED INTO THE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME AND THE HIT PARADE HALL OF FAME IN THE SAME YEAR:

01. 2010 - Jackie DeShannon
02. 2012 - Gordon Lightfoot

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 01/29/2013 @ 11:10am

It's very possible that Bruce Springsteen lifted part of "If You Could Read My Mind" for "Born to Run"

I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost/If you can't see

Sprung from cages on Highway 9/Chrome wheels fuel injected and steppin' out over the line

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Wednesday, 09/11/2013 @ 12:10pm

What a travesty he isn't in the HOF. Listen to what Dylan said about him. He's in the top 25 songwriters in my opinion. His songs just grow on you as they send a message, unlike the mindless music of today.

Posted by Bruce Prutzman on Friday, 02/6/2015 @ 13:16pm

Leonard Cohen is in the hall - and Gordon Lightfoot isn't?
Give me a break!

Lightfoot was a great singer, good guitar player, and one of the very best songwriters - melody & lyrics. His output was high in quality, and quantity - and still is.
If You Could Read My Mind - that song alone should get him there.

Posted by Gray Power on Saturday, 05/23/2015 @ 22:30pm

Yes Gordon Lightfoot
should be in RARHOF and so should Marty Robbins.

Posted by Margo on Friday, 08/25/2017 @ 21:37pm

If Gordon had only written "If You Could Read My Mind" he'd be considered one of the great songwriters of his generation, but he also wrote "Beautiful" and "The Canadian Railroad Trilogy", and hundreds of other classic Canadian songs. Great performer, still getting it done today.
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The question should not be, should Gordon Lightfoot be in the Rock & Roll Hal of Fame, it shoudl be why is Gordon Lightfoot not in the Hall of Fame?

Posted by DIAMOND on Sunday, 03/11/2018 @ 10:48am

Yes, Gordon Lightfoot is indeed a strong candidate for nomination and induction into the HOF. Certainly on par with inductees Cat Stevens, James Taylor, Paul Simon, etc.

Posted by Mark on Sunday, 03/11/2018 @ 18:28pm

You know i can't believe how many inconsiderate people out there that say Gordon lightfoot is not eligible but rapers are eligible Gordon needs to be in the rock n roll hall of fame

Posted by Dennis K Ratliff on Monday, 04/16/2018 @ 22:33pm

Is the Hall done with 60's/70's singer/songwriters? James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Randy Newman, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, etc. are in. Isn't Gordon next up? Or are we done? If we stop before him, it's a shame, he's fantastic. I'd go for Jim Croce or John Denver also. Come on Hall, don't stop now.

Posted by Classic Rock on Friday, 07/13/2018 @ 22:34pm

It may be best to space these things up and to diversify the nominated performers, but I also hope that Lightfoot, Denver, and Croce will all get in some day. Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Nick Drake, Don McLean, and Dan Fogelberg as well, although I believe the latter two would have a tougher time getting in compared to the others.

Then again, we'll never really know until they're put on the ballot.

Posted by Steve Z on Saturday, 07/14/2018 @ 00:03am

Lightfoot meets the criteria and should eventually receive a nomination.
Nilsson, Zevon, and Carly Simon also should receive a nomination.
Zevon will probably be the first to be inducted.
Croce and Nick Drake do not meet criteria.

Posted by Mark on Saturday, 07/14/2018 @ 10:39am

If that overrated hack Dylan is in, then he should already be in.

Posted by Don Cummings on Thursday, 01/31/2019 @ 10:47am

I think Gordon Lightfoot belongs in the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame along with America also belongs in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame both America and Gordon Lightfoot wrote their own songs I say yes they both belong in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fall

Posted by Eileen R Lobel on Sunday, 04/18/2021 @ 19:38pm

Gordon Lightfoot and America and Carole King are all both belong in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame I like that song by Gordon Lightfoot Baby It Allright If You Could Read My Mind

Posted by Eileen R Lobel on Monday, 04/26/2021 @ 22:07pm

Gordon Lightfoot and Anne Murray both Canadian icons definately belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and especially Gordon for his iconic song writing....you induct the artists who sing Gordon's songs? Seems to me the artist who wrote those songs most definately has a place in the Hall of Fame

Posted by Kim on Monday, 12/20/2021 @ 14:03pm

Favorites
Circle of Steel (never played at Christmas, because it is not fake-happy enough)
Beautiful (Favorite)
If You Could Read My Mind
Early Morning Rain (Elvis' version is cool also)

Singers and songwrittings (even the mellow ones) should be considered. They write, sing and play instruments (and who knows what else some do). He is still alive and does live shows even. A good time to honor him.

Posted by Tom Fletcher on Thursday, 12/30/2021 @ 19:15pm

Gordon Lightfoot is one of the best songwriter's of all time. He is a great performer. Philip you are an idiot. Sundown is a great song. Saw him in person twice. Great entertainer! Of course the Rock & Roll of Fame has many times snuns great acts like Gordon Lightfoot!

Posted by Carl Hardy on Monday, 01/3/2022 @ 08:40am

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and grew up up listening to Gordon Lightfoot. My wife and I just came back from Genesee Theatre in Waukegan (August 23, 2022) where we watched old Gord play his best songs. The theatre was SOLD OUT, and no one would leave until he gave an encore. GL needs to be inducted into the RRHOF just for endurance - he's far past the years of having his superb quality voice, but it doesn't matter. When you're in the presence of a musical genius, you're willing to make concessions.

Posted by Ron Diehl on Saturday, 09/24/2022 @ 11:35am

I really don't see why Gordon Lightfoot is not in the HOF. Gordon is a great talent and has influenced many of todays inductees. The HOF is a joke without Gordon in there. Gordon is 83 and it would be nice if he was alive to enjoy it. Gordon spent his early years playing at LA Cave in Cleveland Ohio in the 60's. What do we need to do to get Gordon in the HOF?

Posted by Rick Kain on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 12:35pm

Induct Lightfoot while he can still perform. The fortunate people who will attend that induction ceremony deserve to hear from one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Posted by Dan Kuen on Tuesday, 01/10/2023 @ 11:27am

Rest easy icon

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

Posted by Mat r on Monday, 05/1/2023 @ 20:45pm

Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Rock Troubadour, Dead at 84
Brilliant songwriter penned classics like "If You Could Read My Mind," "Early Morning Rain," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/gordon-lightfoot-dead-obituary-1234716529/

Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Singer/Songwriter, Dies at 84
Lightfoot's six-decade career began in the early 1960s on the Toronto folk circuit and went worldwide in the 1970s thanks to a string of influential hits.
https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1235319608/

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05/1/2023 @ 21:37pm

Rest in Peace Gordon Lightfoot, 1938, 2023.

Posted by Joe S. on Monday, 05/1/2023 @ 22:01pm

RIP Gordon Lightfoot

Posted by J.W. on Monday, 05/1/2023 @ 23:00pm

Rip Gordon Lightfoot

Posted by Tyler Helt on Tuesday, 05/2/2023 @ 08:42am

May Gordon Lightfoot rest in peace! :'(

My all-time favorite songs by him are Gord's Gold...

If You Could Read My Mind (1970) #5 AT40
Sundown (1974) #1 AT40
Carefree Highway (1974) #10 AT40
Rainy Day People (1975) #26 AT40
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1976) #2 AT40

PS-I sung a pretty spot on "Sundown" for Karaoke at an office Christmas party 20 years ago in 2003! 8-)

Posted by Rick Vendl II on Wednesday, 05/3/2023 @ 04:35am

It's a blot on the RARHOF that Gordon Lightfoot has not already been inducted. Bob Dylan was inducted in 1998, and even Dylan himself says that Lightfoot "died without ever having made a bad song"", and that Dylan ":tried to emulate the sound of Lightfoot" but never could. And what does it say that Neil Young, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Grateful Dead, , Jerry Lee Lewis, and Eric Clapton all inductees, covered Gord's songs.

Posted by Richard on Wednesday, 05/3/2023 @ 15:30pm

With the sad passing of Gordon Lightfoot and the surprise snub of Warren Zevon, do you think there will be competition between the two of them if they both end up on next year's nomination ballot for the 2024 class?

Posted by Elle Dee on Wednesday, 05/3/2023 @ 15:33pm

Rest easy Gordon Lightfoot. Now at rest with fellow mellow songwriters Jim Croce, John Denver and Harry Chapin. All of which should be honoured by this hall.

Posted by FolkGuy on Thursday, 05/4/2023 @ 10:41am

Congratulations HOF! Another amazing and one of the greatest lyricist leaves this earth without recognition in the Hall. Who cares. You all lost all credibility when Madonna was inducted. Gordo will live on in us fans great Hall of Greatness.

Posted by Carmine on Saturday, 05/6/2023 @ 11:58am

Gordon Lightfoot is a must inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is not only a great song writer but his music, voice and musicianship was second to none. Of course we know the Rock is known for waiting forever. Warren Zevon was voted in by the public but did make it.

Posted by Carl Hardy on Monday, 09/25/2023 @ 17:05pm

Gordon Lightfoot deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Like Vin Sully, also Gordon Lightfoot the voice of God. No band , no musician, no one today can match him .

Posted by Cesar Ponce jr on Monday, 11/13/2023 @ 18:43pm

Gordon Lightfoot should have been in the RARHOF years ago. He didn't get the honors when he was alive. That's a real shame. He's gone now. It's time. The HOF missed this one big time. Considering some of the inductees it's mind-boggling that he is not in. Inexplicable.

Posted by Dan on Sunday, 11/26/2023 @ 15:33pm