Canadian singer, Gordon Lightfoot had an estimated net worth of around $40 million at the time of death. Considering that he was in the music industry for decades, it is very understandable that he has been able to rake in such a great amount of wealth before his death.
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The Sundown hitmaker started his career at a young age as a means to support himself. He sang and produced commercial jingles during the initial stages of his career.
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Lightfoot moved back to Toronto after spending some time in Los Angeles. However, he had been visiting the United States frequently. He performed with the Singin’ Swingin’ Eight group after his return to Canada and gradually became known at Toronto folk music-oriented coffee houses.
His songs If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree Highway, Rainy Day People, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and more, topped US Hot 100 or Adult Contemporary.
Lightfoot received Canada’s highest honor in the performing arts – the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in 1997. He also received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on February 6, 2012.
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