nice pics at his tribute site... i still dig Lovin' Sound, i'll have to listen closer
a minor trivia tidbit regarding Gord's first lead guy:
when well-seasoned Yorkville scene folkie Bob (see video here
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread...light=Burchill) was telling of Whelan's passing at a Gord tribute, he mentioned that he'd asked Gord who his first lead guitar player was, Gord said Bruce Langhorne, right there in late '64 sessions that began the 'Lightfoot!' project
it's too bad I didn't get the full anecdote as I was holding toddler in one hand, and filming with the other and had mistakingly hit REC twice by mistake (which of course, put the cam in Pause mode)
...but it did pick up him saying that Bruce was followed by David (I imagine during the early '65 studio sessions) and then Red
someone run the question by Gord again sometime and see if he gives a consistent answer... which would be very un-Gord-like, heh
I'd have loved to have heard early Gord's voice then doing Red Velvet (one of the Lightfoot! album out takes)...it took 35 odd years to lay that down again
I am no lead guy, but it sounds like the Steel Rail signature riff has the same crisp attack that FLM has, so I imagine that's also Rea (set me straight, Gord early birds)
looking fwd to your elaborating on the write up, should be some fun memories... if the service is Sunday and you're going (Ohio?), pass along our collective respects and a sincere thanks for his contributions to Gord and to the folk music scene