On June 29, 2007, Canadian Post issued the stamps set in souvenir sheet which composed of 4 postage stamps featuring the Canadian Recording Artists. The artists have depicted are Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray and Paul Anka.
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr was born on November 17 1938 is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and internationally as a folk-rock legend.
Lightfoot's songs brought him international recognition in the 1960s. He experienced chart success in Canada with his own recordings, Lightfoot was one of his "favorite Canadian songwriters and is absolutely a national treasure.Lightfoot was signed to Warner Bros.
