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Originally posted by Jesse -Joe:
Janice, I didn't want to leave you in the dark, but I can't recall Gordon Lightfoot ever living in the states. Not saying maybe for some months like a lots of canucks do in the winter time. Florida, to enjoy the better whether. But Im pretty sure he's not an American citizen. Not that theres anything wrong with that...Jesse 
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From the "Biography" section of this web site:
"Biography from:
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998
b. 17 November 1938, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Lightfoot moved to Los Angeles during the 50s where he studied at Hollywood's Westlake College of Music. Having pursued a short-lived career composing jingles for television, the singer began recording demos of his own compositions which, by 1960, owed a considerable debt to folk singers Pete Seeger and Bob Gibson."
One does not have to be an American citizen to live in this country - there is a difference between living some place and being a citizen of said place (my step-mother has lived in the US for over 20 years and is still very much a Canadian citizen). You said Lightfoot never lived here and I merely pointed out that he did indeed live here - I'm sure he wasn't here for a substantial number of years, but it certainly sounds like it might have been more than just "a few months for better weather."