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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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  • Gordon Lightfoot

    
Lightfoot’s best-known song was “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), about the sinking of a Great Lakes freighter. He continued to perform and record into the early 21st century.

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Lightfoot’s best-known song was “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), about the sinking of a Great Lakes freighter. He continued to perform and record into the early 21st century.

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  • “The Mighty Fitz”
    Edmund Fitzgerald

    
Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.

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Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.

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