Gordon Lightfoot is Not Dead, Despite Twitter Hoax

Rumors that iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot died raced across Twitter earlier today, and soon found their way onto several newspaper websites. However, the stories -- which quoted Lightfoot's longtime friend and fellow music legend Ronnie Hawkins saying, "He died last night, I've had a couple of phone calls already" -- were quickly taken down once word emerged that this was an Internet "prank." Lightfoot's publicist Bernie Fielder assured the Globe&Mail that the 71-year-old s...

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