TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot says late country-folk singer Ian Tyson was a friend, mentor and one of the reasons he found early success in the music business. "He was like the older brother I never had," Lightfoot said by phone from his home on Friday. TORONTO — Gordon Lightfoot says late country-folk singer Ian Tyson was a friend, mentor and one of the reasons he found early success in the music business. "He was like the older brother I never had," Lightfoot said by phone from his home on Friday. They would become close friends, however, with Tyson helping Lightfoot sign to the same management and recording Lightfoot's song "Early Morning Rain" as part of Ian & Sylvia.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2022 18:06 UTC