Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died at the age of 84.
Best known for the hit If You Could Read My Mind, he died in hospital in Toronto on Monday, his representatives confirmed to publications. A cause of death has yet to be announced.
Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Barbra Streisand are amongst those who covered Lightfoot's songs.
In the 1960s, his music became popular throughout Canada and the US, with If You Could Read My Mind hitting the number five spot on the US Billboard chart in 1971.
In the years that followed, his single and album Sundown topped the Billboard charts, and he went on to receive five Grammy nominations and 17 Juno awards.
Canadian President Justin Trudeau paid tribute on Twitter, writing: "We have lost one of our greatest singer-songwriters.
We have lost one of our greatest singer-songwriters. Gordon Lightfoot captured our country's spirit in his music – and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape. May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his legacy live on forever. To his family,…
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 2, 2023
"Gordon Lightfoot captured our country’s spirit in his music – and in doing so, he helped shape Canada’s soundscape.
"May his music continue to inspire future generations, and may his legacy live on forever."
