Bruce Cockburn

The 1983 Companion Of Order Of Canada
The 2001 Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
The 2003 Officer Of The Order Of Canada
The 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 06/17/2017 @ 19:30pm

It's like Bruce Cockburn doesn't exist outside of Canada. Jackson Brown doesn't know how Bruce does what he does on the guitar, stating "I can't do that!!" When asked what it's like to be considered the best guitar player ever, VanHalen said, "I don't know, you'd have to ask Bruce Cockburn."
Bruce isn't even acknowledged in the top 100 song writers or musicians of all time in Rolling Stone or by other "experts". He's just admired and esteemed by the best in the business like Bono, Springsteen, Joni Mitchell , Jackson Brown and Graham Nash to name a few. I don't get it?
At any rate, thanks Bruce for the unbelievable body of work you have created and the activism you have devoted your life and music to. You are an amazing inspiration.

Posted by Doug on Sunday, 12/20/2020 @ 13:45pm

Canada's gift to music.
Used to see him at Treble Clef music shop in Ottawa!
Extraordinary guitarist and lyricist!

Posted by Peter Daley on Saturday, 01/9/2021 @ 09:35am

Man that "greatest guitar player" story has 9 lives...If you grew up in the Christian sub culture everyone from Jimmy Paige to Eric Clapton answered "I don't know ask Phil Keaggy" .
Bruce C is definitely under appreciated. I have collected 20 LPs in the past 4 years most for under 5 bucks CDN ... I play them a lot.

Posted by John Blackman on Thursday, 08/12/2021 @ 08:06am

Bruce Cockburn's career spans 50+ years. He is a legendary guitarist, and songwriter from the heart, U2 got their political ideas from Bruce, he is an amazing performer and passionate singer. Bruce's music is timeless, Lovers In a Dangerous Time, If I Had a Rocket Launcher, Wonderin' Where the Lions Are, Call It Democracy, Stolden Land, Coldest Night of The Year, Early folk Going To The Country, Musical Friends, and his later very spiritual Christian music Lord of the Starfields, anyone can relate to. Bruce is greatly overdue to be recognized for his contributions, all the greatest guitarists admire him. Another Canadian Legend.

Posted by Tara Greene on Tuesday, 01/3/2023 @ 04:15am

No question about it, Bruce Cockburn definitely belongs in the hall of fame. He's made some pretty significant contributions to rock music, not just with his own stuff but also on other's as well.

Posted by Maxwell Raboin on Friday, 01/13/2023 @ 23:33pm

Lovers In A Dangerous Time * If I Had A Rocket Launcher * If A Tree Falls

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 04/18/2023 @ 20:12pm

Should he be in, by all means yes. Will he get in extremely unlikely given who controls the strings at the RRHoF. If they make a committee of just inductees and allow them a special pick or two each year kind of like the Veterans committee that baseball has maybe.

Posted by M Love on Friday, 07/21/2023 @ 16:05pm