Memorabilia from legendary Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot's estate was auctioned off today by A.H. Wilkens in Toronto. Up for grabs were items from his career like stage clothes, awards, platinum ...

Gordon Lightfoot's classic tops Rock Digital Song Sales for the first time. By Kevin Rutherford Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” from 1976, scored major gains in U.S. streams ...

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals will hold an auction of items from the estate of Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot, offering fans and musical historians a ...

Even among recent unlikely bringback streaming hits, few could’ve seen this one coming. “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” the sweeping and highly dramatic story song first captained by the late ...

For those that live or have lived around the American Great Lakes region, the story of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is likely familiar. It was, to date, the largest ship to ever sink in those waters, ...

Like the tragic story it’s based on, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” has a knack for getting stuck in people’s heads and haunting its listeners. That’s essentially what happened to Jeremy ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The gales of November came early—and in ...

Without Gordon Lightfoot’s ballad, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald might have faded into history alongside thousands of other Great Lakes wrecks. He was inspired to write the song after reading the first ...

The two men accused of kidnapping a Manitowoc girl are returning to Wisconsin to face charges. Ice fishing season off to early start in Fox Valley due to extremely cold temperatures Cold December ...

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a tragedy on Lake Superior that claimed the lives of 29 men. In the days following the calamity, songwriter Gordon ...

Detroit — An historic church in downtown Detroit brought mariners, historians, and family and friends of those lost on the Great Lakes on Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the ...

An article about the Edmund Fitzgerald in Newsweek magazine and a wire service story are believed to have inspired Gordon Lightfoot to write his song. The song was released in August 1976 and had ...