1970s music was not all about Disco. It also had the folksy
mellow side going on as well. Gordon Lightfoot was the quintessential singer/songwriter
of that scene. Last night at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston he brought us back to
the times when we heard his songs on AM radio. At 80 years old Gordon was able
to perform a 2 hour show with only a 10 minute intermission. The sound quality of
the concert was excellent. And he and his band are what all musicians aspire to
achieve in performance. So many great songs from his catalog we were treated
to. There was Beautiful, Carefree Highway, Cotton Jenny, and The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. He sang
Early Morning Rain which he is very proud that Elvis had done a recording of it.
We heard Rainy Day People and Baby Step Back. Everyone was excited for Sundown
and the beautiful If You Could Read My Mind. It was a wonderful evening. I
would recommend to the younger generation that sometime when you have an hour
free, sink into a chair and fall under the spell of the peaceful voice and
storytelling of Gordon Lightfoot.
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