Barry Keane of the Lightfoot Band

Barry Keane is a drummer/percussionist and toured with Gordon Lightfoot for over 47 years. He was born in Philadelphia, PA and currently lives in Unionville, Ontario, Canada.

Barry is a former record executive and has been a studio musician for the past 55 years. His recording studio credits include such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Anne Murray, Shania Twain, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Carole King, Dan Hill, Ian Thomas, Roger Whittaker, April Wine, Ian Tyson, and THP Orchestra to name a few.

Barry has played at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, The Ryman Auditorium, and Massey Hall, as well as at The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Newport Folk Festival and Mariposa.

Barry has appeared on hundreds of TV shows including Saturday Night Live, The Jimmy Fallon Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Midnight Special, Entertainment Tonight and was the house band drummer on The Ronnie Prophet Show, Grand Old Country and The Tommy Hunter Show where he backed country greats such as Dolly Parton, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr. and legends Brenda Lee, Merle Travis and Floyd Cramer. He has co-hosted several sports radio shows with Roger Lajoie on the Fan 590.

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Rick Haynes is a bass player, born in Toronto and currently living in Mississauga, Ontario.

Music has always been a big part of Rick’s life. Some of his earliest recollections are of being seated beside his mom, an accomplished classical pianist, on a piano bench, listening while she played.

Rick started his career playing in iconic Toronto R&B bands like The Imperials and The Majestics. In 1968, he changed musical paths and began recording and touring with Gordon Lightfoot. Rick has played on most of Gordon’s albums, starting with “Sunday Concert” and including “Sundown” and “Summertime Dream” and is the bass player on many of Lightfoot’s hits including “If You Could Read My Mind”, “Carefree Highway”, “Beautiful” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. Rick was also the co-producer of Gordon’s “Harmony” album.

Rick has performed at Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, The Ryman Auditorium, Hollywood Bowl, Massey Hall, and at The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Newport and Mariposa Folk Festivals, while continuously touring with Gordon all over North America, Europe, and Australia.

He has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Midnight Special, The Jimmy Fallon Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Johnny Cash Show, The Katie Couric Show, and The David Frost Show to name a few.

In 2012, Rick accompanied Gordon Lightfoot at his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame produced by Phil Ramone.

Rick recorded and toured with Gordon Lightfoot for over 55 years.

Mike Heffernan was born in Kitchener, Ontario and raised in Montreal and the Toronto area. He currently lives in the Toronto area.

Musical Background: Mike played guitar in bands until age 18 but was always intrigued by the piano and the Hammond organ. His father was a professional piano player, so Mike picked up a lot of technique and theory just by watching and listening. As a keyboard player he went on to perform and record with a number of Canadian artists.

History with Gordon Lightfoot: Mike was called in for a session in early November 1980 to record the theme song for a movie Gord had just acted in: “Harry Tracy Desperado.” The session evolved into an audition and Mike was officially hired on December 23, 1980. His first show with the band was at the Mill Run Theatre in Chicago in January ’81 and the first album he appeared on was Shadows. Mike played in Gord’s band for forty-one years.

Highlights With Gord: Royal Albert Hall in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, Massey Hall in Toronto.

Bill Bell is a guitarist, musical director, and producer, born in Oakville, Ontario, and currently living in Toronto.

Music has been a lifelong passion for Bill. He began playing guitar at 9 yrs old and over the years has developed a deep appreciation for tone, songwriting, and live performance.

Over the course of his career, Bill has worked with a wide range of internationally recognized artists. He spent more than a decade as musical director and guitarist for Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, touring extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America while performing on major television programs and world stages.

Bill has also performed and recorded with many notable Canadian artists, including Tom Cochrane and Andy Kim, and is known as a versatile and enthusiastic collaborator both on stage and in the studio.

Bill’s guitar style is rooted in clarity, feel, and respect for the song, making him well suited to performing and preserving the character of Gordon Lightfoot’s music.

Bill now performs as guitarist with The Lightfoot Band, where he is dedicated to honoring the integrity, spirit, and timeless quality of Gordon Lightfoot’s songs.

Andy Mauck is from Worthington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. He started playing guitar when he was about 14 – Andy attributes his interest in learning to play the guitar to when he first heard the songs of Gordon Lightfoot. He learned by playing and singing along with his records and music became a passion in his life that has carried on to this day.

After high school Andy worked a variety of jobs, including scuba instructor and bartender. His career later turned in a more formal direction when he became a Project Engineer for a large fire truck manufacturer, designing, coordinating and constructing the custom-ordered trucks. Andy left that job to start his own business, designing and manufacturing unique, high-end mini buses used in the entertainment industry. His customers included Alan Jackson, Quincy Jones, George Foreman, Disney, and other high-profile clients. Andy enjoyed more success creating designs used in the luxury auto industry.

Andy retired to the US Virgin Islands and later to Punta Gorda Florida. In recent years, after playing music for fun for decades, he began playing bar gigs – always showcasing Lightfoot tunes.

Andy met Gord and the band in 1976, and in the following years got to know them well. “My idols became my friends, and now I am beyond honored to join them in keeping Gord’s songs alive on stage”.

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