The legendary song tells the real-life story of a harrowing maritime tragedy.

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"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" was released in 1976, less than a year after the ship sank in Lake Superior. Gordon Lightfoot’s song peaked at number two on the Billboard chart that same year.

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It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the wail of a guitar that seemed to speak in a human voice, a mournful invitation.

Fifty years ago, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, along with the crew of 29 men, was lost on Lake Superior. The ship notoriously sank Nov. 10, 1975, an event that has since been popularized by Gordon ...

Thanks to an iconic ballad by Gordon Lightfoot, most people think they know the story of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, the ore carrier that sank in Lake Superior in November 1975. The mysterious sinking ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." "Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" —Gordon Lightfoot ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Mid-Michigan marks 50 years since the wreckage of the Edmund Fitzgerald that sank on Lake Superior in November of 1975. The ship battled the rough waters of Lake Superior as ...