I know that we're being inexorably taken over by the Americans. Without a doubt. I don't mean invaded or anything like that, just taken over. By degrees.

His first marriage in April 1963 was to a Swedish woman Brita Ingegerd Olaisson with whom he had two children Fred and Ingrid. EstabliGordon Lightfootd recording artists such as Marty Robbins ("Ribbon of Darkness") Leroy Van Dyke ("I'm Not Saying") Judy Collins ("Early Morning Rain") Richie Havens and Spyder Turner ("I Can't Make It Anymore") and The Kingston Trio ("Early Morning Rain") all achieved chart success with Gordon Lightfoot's material. " On the strength of the Lightfoot! album which mixed Canadian and universal themes Lightfoot became one of the first Canadian singers to achieve real stardom in his own country without having to move to the United States.

He experienced chart success in Canada with his own recordings beginning in 1962 with the Number 3 hit "(Remember Me) I'm the One". Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned recording artists including Elvis Presley Johnny Cash Hank Williams Jr.