John Stockfish, bass player on Gordon Lightfoot hits such as Sundown, Black Day in July and Song for a Winter's Night, has died at age 69.
Stockfish died Aug. 20 of natural causes at his home in Windsor, Ont., his daughter, Jennifer Stockfish, said.
Stockfish, a native of Windsor, was Lightfoot's original bassist, performing and recording with the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter from 1965 to 1969.
In 1969, Stockfish moved to New York, where he recorded and performed with the late Jim Croce.
Returning to Toronto in the early '70s, Stockfish worked with Dan Hill and Tommy Hunter.
