Her version of “Me And Bobby McGee” peaked for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1971. After Janis Joplin died on October 4, 1970, her album, Pearl, was released the following January. Others have recorded the song including Kristofferson, Thelma Houston, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Pride. His recording climbed to #12 on the Billboard Country charts that year. In June 1969 Miller’s cover of the song made the Top Ten in selected radio markets in Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and California. It was first released as a single by Roger Miller. “Me And Bobby McGee” is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster. Lightfoot had a number of album and 45 RPM single successes in Canada in the late 60’s and early 70’s, including “ Bitter Green” and his cover of Kris Kristopherson’s “ Me And Bobby McGee”. In 1966 he was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to compose the “ Canadian Railroad Trilogy” for a broadcast on New Year’s Day in 1967, the nations centennial. The attention Lightfoot got as a songwriter landed him a record contract with United Artists in 1965. These included “Early Morning Rain” by both the Kingston Trio and Judy Collins, and “Ribbon of Darkness” by Marty Robbins. At that time, Lightfoot’s songs were recorded by numerous recording acts.
LYRICS ME AND BOBBY MCGEE ROGER MILLER TV
He got work as a performer on the CBC’s Country Hoedown and went to England to host the BBC TV Country and Western Show in 1963-64.
In the years that followed Lightfoot performed in coffee houses in Toronto. During his teen years Gordon Lightfoot learned to play piano, drums and guitar. Lightfoot went on to perform at Toronto’s Massey Hall at the age of twelve when he won a competition for boys who were still boy sopranos. Paul’s United Church choir in Orillia, Lightfoot gained skill and needed confidence in his vocal abilities under the choir director, Ray Williams.
He sang the Irish lullaby “Too Ra Loo Rah Loo Rah” at a parents’ day. His mother noticed young Gordon had some musical talent and the boy soprano first performed in grade four at his elementary school. His parents, Jessica and Gordon Lightfoot Sr., ran a dry cleaning business.
was born in Orillia, Ontario, on November 17, 1938. Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart #888: Me And Bobby McGee by Gordon Lightfoot
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