He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville. ... Gordon Lightfoot and Kristofferson himself released versions in 1970. ...

He likely wrote “Me and Bobby McGee” around 1969, a few years after he’d moved to Nashville. ... Gordon Lightfoot and Kristofferson himself released versions in 1970. ...

Over the years, Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, Gordon Lightfoot, Rambling Jack Elliot, ... Watch the 50th Anniversary celebration of Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” below.

He told me Bobby McGee is a she! And I thought, “Oh God, I’ve got to start over.” ... And Gordon Lightfoot. Rambling Jack Elliot. It’s one of those songs that a lot of people can own.

If you could read his mind, what a tale his thoughts could tell. So claimed Gordon Lightfoot in his 1970 breakout hit, ... an early cover of Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee.” ...

Me and Bobby McGee became Janis Joplin’s epitaph on x (opens in a new window) ... Gordon Lightfoot’s solemn acoustic take and the up-tempo country pop of Kenny Rogers & the First Edition.

Gordon Lightfoot's Bass solo By Doug Freeman, 12:37PM, Fri. Mar. 6, 2009. Tweet. print. write a letter. With his first show in four months, Gordon Lightfoot filled out Bass Concert Hall Tuesday ...

I’ve loved Lightfoot’s smooth baritone sound from the first time I heard it. Hard to believe he was a boy soprano, winning competitions and performing nearly 200 times before his voice broke. He also ...

Gordon Lightfoot's love of the open road, expressed in some of the songs he wrote like "Carefree Highway" and "Alberta Bound," is genuine. At 72, Lightfoot figures to make between 60 and 70 app… ...