Bruce Cockburn

Inducted in 2001

“Saint” Bruce Cockburn has earned his nickname. For decades the Canadian folk rocker has not only infused his music with a sense of spirituality but an earnest political and social awareness that has earned him commercial and critical recognition and respect.

Bruce Douglas Cockburn was born May 27, 1945, in Ottawa, ON. Clarinet and trumpet lessons morphed into an obsession with guitar as a teen. Busking in Paris led to a year and a half of education at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. There he developed an appreciation for jazz and folk, and after dabbling in rock upon his return to Ottawa, started his musical career in earnest.

Career Highlights

2014

Published his autobiography Rumours of Glory

2011

Featured on a Canadian postage stamp

2006

First winner of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award

2002

Made an Officer of the Order of Canada

Quick Fact

U2 quoted “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” lyrics in their song “God Part 2.”

2001

Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

1981

Wins 1981 JUNO Male Vocalist of the Year award

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Quick Fact

U2 quoted “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” lyrics in their song “God Part 2.”