Gordon Lightfoot can add his name to the list of celebrities that have been able to read reports stating they have passed away. Although it’s not terribly common, there have been rumors spread occasionally about celebrities dying, when in fact they are alive and well. While it’s hard to determine how the rumors start, Gordon Lightfoot’s friends, family, and fans are all thankful it’s... 

Folk singer Gordon Lightfoot was falsely pronounced dead yesterday, which fooled journalists and friends. He is known for songs such as “If You Could Read My Mind’ and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which charted in the UK, but is best known to Canada. Canada’s Canwest News Service was the first outlet to run articles on his death which were featured in the “Ottawa Citizen,” “Vancouver... 

Contrary to what had been announced yesterday, Canadian-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is not dead. The Orillia, Ontario native gave an interview to 680 News in Toronto, fifteen minutes after the media group CanWest had announced his death. The news spread rapidly. “I am healthy. I’m fine,.” said Lightfoot. Lightfoot, 71, was apparently at the dentist when rumors began to circulate,...