The Great Gordon Lightfoot Makes a Pit Stop at the Paramount On His 50 Years on the Carefree Highway Tour!

The Paramount Hudson Valley Theater’s 85th Anniversary Season of Stars continues with one of popular music’s all-time greats, Gordon Lightfoot, as he celebrates his five-decade (so far!) career with the 50 Years on the Carefree Highway tour. On Saturday, August 8th, fans can catch Gordon Lightfoot live at the Paramount Theater, playing his classic hits including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Early Morning Rain,” “Carefree Highway,” “Rainy Day People ,” “(That’s What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “Sundown” and more!

Says Paramount CEO Kurt G. Heitmann, “With the 85th birthday of our historic theater earlier this summer, we at the Paramount committed to bringing some of music’s best to the Hudson Valley area all season long. How much better could it get than Gordon Lightfoot? He’s brought us so many soul-stirring songs in his storied career. We can’t wait for fans to hear them played live by the man himself in our historic theater!”

After 50 active years of hit song-making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it’s safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of great artists. Along with commercial success, critical acclaim, and the passionate support of fans, Lightfoot has earned the respect of his peers.

In the words of Bob Dylan, “Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time. I think he probably still is to this day. I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear a song of his, I wish it would last forever.”

Kris Kristofferson has added, “Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time. He is Bob Dylan’s favorite singer/songwriter - high praise from the best of us, applauded by the rest of us.”

This year is particularly special for the legendary artist as he embarks on his 50 Years On The Carefree Highway tour. The tour features his well-known hits as well as some deep album cuts for the die-hard fans, all woven together with Lightfoot’s own behind the scenes stories and personal anecdotes about his historic 50 year musical career.

In that long, acclaimed career, Gordon Lightfoot has recorded 20 albums and has five Grammy® nominations. His songs have been aired regularly for 50 years, earning him Radio Singles Chart Positions in North America achieved by few others. Lightfoot’s radio hits in the USA have earned Five #1s, Five Top 10s and Thirteen Top 40 hits. In Canada he has earned Sixteen #1s, Eighteen Top 10s and Twenty One Top 40 hits.

Aside from his success in writing, singing and performing his own music, Lightfoot’s songs have been recorded and performed by some of the greatest of all time including: Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Jr., Marty Robbins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Judy Collins, Eric Clapton, Johnny Mathis, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Sarah McLachlan, Barbra Streisand, Peter Paul & Mary, Harry Belafonte, Jane’s Addiction, Richie Havens, Glen Campbell, Toby Keith, Alison Krauss and George Hamilton IV.

In June of 2012, Lightfoot’s legacy was further enhanced when he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Lightfoot was honored for his role in defining the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ‘70s. There are fewer than 400 inductees who make up the impressive roster enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame including: Burt Bacharach, John Fogerty, Bob Dylan, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Jim Croce, Phil Collins, Loretta Lynn, Van Morrison, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Diane Warren, Garth Brooks, and Leonard Cohen.

In his native Canada, Lightfoot has been decorated with the highest honors bestowed to a civilian including the Governor’s General Award and the Companion to the Order of Canada honor of merit. He has also won 17 Juno® Awards - Canada’s equivalent to the Grammy® Awards. Gordon is a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame and The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2007, Canada Post honored him by issuing an official Gordon Lightfoot postage stamp. Lightfoot is also in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

Local fans can catch a lift on the Carefree Highway with Gordon Lightfoot on August 8th at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill.

Event: Gordon Lightfoot

Date: Saturday, August 8th, 2015

Time: 8pm

Tickets: $75, $65, $45 available at paramounthudsonvalley.org or call 914-739--0039 ext 2