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Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter Gordon Lightfoot sings and plays acoustic guitar for the television concert series, 'Midnight Special,' 1970s. (Photo by Getty Images)

Gordon Lightfoot’s First Big US Hit Dealt Intensely with His Failing Marriage

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Neil Young performing in 1976

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LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1976: Singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg performs onstage with an acoustic guitar in circa 1976 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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