Dakota Discography

by Ruth Milne

“Sundown” makes me want to be a hippie. Go barefoot, sit in the sunlight, eat brownies offered by Grateful Dead fans. Whatever.

It’s just a groovy song, you know? Plus he’s Canadian, which is awesome.

Gordon Lightfoot will probably sing “Sundown” at his concert this Saturday, October 3, in Rapid City. Showtime is at 8 p.m. at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center theater. Tickets are $35-$45 plus fees; go to www.gotmine.com to get yours.

It would be lovely to see those charming old hits in concert, but I haven’t bought a ticket yet. You see, Mr. Lightfoot is over 70 now — will the concert be nostalgic and sweet, or just terribly sad to see a great musician worn down with age and unable to sing and perform as he once did? When I saw Willie Nelson at the Civic Center a couple years ago, it was a mixture of both. Still, I’m glad I went.

How do you feel about aging musicians?

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