The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald References The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald song by Lightfoot Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Gordon LightfootâŠLightfootâs best-known song was âThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraldâ (1976), about the sinking of a Great Lakes freighter. He continued to perform and record into the early 21st century. Read MoreâŠLightfootâs best-known song was âThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraldâ (1976), about the sinking of a Great Lakes freighter. He continued to perform and record into the early 21st century. Read MoreEdmund FitzgeraldâŠGordon Lightfootâs hit song âThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraldâ (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes. Read MoreâŠGordon Lightfootâs hit song âThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgeraldâ (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes. Read More