I recently attended a concert in NYC where I saw a Canadian singer songwriter - who was previously unknown to me. His name is Lorne Clarke and he turned out to be yet another brilliant Canadian.
While certainly not a copy cat -his phrasing and lyrics couldn't help but bring GL to mind. He presented a very powerful set of original music - then encored with a medley tribute to GL, whom he acknowledged as his single greatest influence. Until then I had not been aware that Mr. Lightfoot had been ill. It was a very touching "tip of the hat" from one of Canada's best new performers to the great master.
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Peace to you all.
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