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BRUCE DOUGLAS COCKBURN

– Born May 27, 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
– Has won 12 JUNO Awards and been nominated for 32
– Is an Officer of the Order of Canada
– Has released 35 albums across the past four decades
– Release of “Rumours Of Glory” Bruce’s autobiography

LIST OF AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS

1971 – Going Down The Road (Soundtrack) · B.M.I. Award
1971 – Canadian Folksinger Of The Year · JUNO Award
1972 – Canadian Folksinger Of The Year · JUNO Award
1973 – Canadian Folksinger Of The Year · JUNO Award
1975 – Best Album Graphics (Night Vision) · JUNO Award

1976 – Best Album Graphics (Joy Will Find A Way) · JUNO Award
1979 – Top Single Recording Of The Year · RPM Award [Wondering Where The Lions Are]
1980 – Folk Artist Of The Year · JUNO Award
1980 – Best Male Vocalist · CFNY U-Know Award
1981 – Male Vocalist Of The Year · JUNO Award
1981 – Folk Artist Of The Year · JUNO Award
1981 – Wondering Where The Lions Are · P.R.O. Award
1981 – Wondering Where The Lions Are · B.M.I. Award
1981 – Best Album Of The Year (Inner City Front) · CFNY U-Know Award
1982 – The Coldest Night Of The Year · P.R.O. Award
1982 – Rumours Of Glory · P.R.O. Award
1982 – Inner City Front · Edison Award (Dutch)
1982 – Best Male Vocalist · JUNO Award
1982 – Best Folk Artist · JUNO Award
1985 – Top Male Vocalist · CASBY Award
1985 – “Lovers In A Dangerous Time” · P.R.O. Award
1985 – “Making Contact” · P.R.O. Award
1986 – Top Male Vocalist · CASBY Award
1986 – “Call It Democracy” Video Of The Year · CASBY Award
1986 – The William Moon Award · P.R.O. Award · 1986
1988 – Cdn. Organization of Campus Activities C.O.C.A. · Hall Of Fame Award
1988 – Berklee School of Music · Songwriter’s Award
1988 – “Wondering Where The Lions Are” · P.R.O. Crystal Award
1988 – Q-107 Toronto Music Awards · Two Awards
1988 – Waiting For A Miracle · P.R.O. Award
1989 – Q-107 Toronto Music Award · Folk Award
1990 – “If A Tree Falls” · SOCAN Award
1991 – Nothing But A Burning Light · Album Of The Year
1992 – Toronto Arts Awards · Musician’s Award
1993 – “Lovers In A Dangerous Time” · SOCAN Award
1993 – “Great Big Love” · SOCAN Award
1994 – Distinguished Alumni Award Berklee College of Music Boston
1994 – Dart To The Heart · Press & Critics Award (Germany)
1995 – Global Visions Festival · Artist Award
1995 – “Wondering Where The Lions Are” · SOCAN Classics Award
1995 – “Lovers In A Dangerous Times” · SOCAN Classics Award
1997 – Helen Verger Award · Ottawa Folk Festival
1998 – Governor General’s Performing Arts Award
1999 – TENCO Award (Italy) · Lifetime Achievement
1999 – Best Roots & Traditional Album-Solo (Breakfast) · JUNO Award
2000 – Native Heart Native American Music Awards
2000 – “The Coldest Night of the Year” · SOCAN Classics
2000 – Billboard International Achievement Award
2001 – Canadian Music Hall Of Fame Award

2002 – Inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame · JUNO Award
2005 – Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Winnipeg Folk Festival
2006 – Receives the first Humanitarian JUNO in Halifax · JUNO Award
2006 – Canadian Folk Award for Best Instrumentalist
2006 – SOCAN Award for Franklin The Turtle Theme · Int’lTelevision Series Award
2011 – SOCAN Classic Award for “Waiting For A Miracle”
2011 – Crowned Juno Awards Sustainability Ambassador, tasked with helping the Junos raise awareness about actions being taken to reduce their carbon footprint
2011 – Contemporary Singer of the Year – Small Source of Comfort · Canadian Folk Music Awards
2011 – Contemporary Album of the Year – Small Source of Comfort · Canadian Folk Music Awards
2012 – Roots & Traditional Album of the Year Solo · Small Source of Comfort · Juno Award
2012 – SOCAN Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting success
2017 – Receives People’s Voice Award (inaugural) · International Folk Music Awards Show · Kansas City
2017 – Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame · September 23
2018 – Top Contemporary Folk (Roots) Album of the Year · Bone On Bone · JUNO Award
2018 – Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize for Stealing Fire 1976-1985
2018 – Solo Artist of the Year for Bone On Bone · Canadian Folk Music Award · December 1
2021 – Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame December 4

DISCOGRAPHY/SALES HIGHLIGHTS

1970 – Bruce Cockburn · Debut Album Released
1971 – High Winds, White Sky · Released
1972 – Sunwheel Dance · Released
1973 – Night Vision · Released
1974 – Salt, Sun and Time · Released
1975 – Joy Will Find a Way · Released
1976 – In the Falling Dark · Released
1977 – Circles in the Stream · Released
1978 – Further Adventures Of Bruce Cockburn · Released
1979 – Dancing in the Dragon’s Jaws · Released
1979 – Night Vision · Certified Gold
1979 – Dancing In The Dragons Jaws · Certified Gold
1980 – Humans · Released and Certified Gold
1981 – Inner City Front · Released
1981 – Resume · US only Release
1981 – Mummy Dust · Canada only Release
1983 – Dancing In The Dragons Jaws · Certified Platinum
1983 – The Trouble with Normal · Released
1984 – Stealing Fire · Released and Certified Gold
1984 – Stealing Fire enters Billboard chart for 31 consecutive weeks
1985 – Joy Will Find A Way · Certified Gold
1985 – In The Falling Dark · Certified Gold
1985 – Rumours of Glory · Released in Germany only
1986 – Stealing Fire · Certified Platinum
1986 – World Of Wonders · Released and Certified Gold
1986 – High Winds White Sky · Certified Gold
1986 – World Of Wonders enters Top 30 in Germany
1987 – Waiting for a Miracle: (Singles 1970-1987) · Released
1988 – Waiting For A Miracle (Singles 1970 – 1987) · Certified Gold
1988 – Sunwheel Dance · Certified Gold
1989 – Big Circumstance · Released and Certified Gold
1989 – “If A Tree Falls” · Australian Top 30 Hit
1990 – Bruce Cockburn Live · Released
1990 – If a Tree Falls · Released in Australia only
1991 – Columbia releases 12 catalogue records
1991 – Nothing but a Burning Light · Released
1992 – Nothing But A Burning Light · Certified Gold
1993 – Waiting For A Miracle · Certified Platinum
1993 – Trouble With Normal · Certified Gold
1993 – Christmas · Released
1994 – Dart To The Heart released
1994 – Inner City Front · Certified Gold
1994 – “Listen For The Laugh” · NO. 1 AAA Radio U.S.A
1995 – Bruce Cockburn · Certified Gold
1997 – Christmas · Certified Gold
1997 – The Charity Of Night released
1997 – The Charity Of Night · Certified Gold
1998 – You Pay Your Money & You Take Your Chance – Live · released
1999 – Breakfast In New Orleans Dinner In Timbuktu · released
2003 – “You’ve Never Seen Everything” · released
2005 – Speechless: The Instrumental Bruce Cockburn · released
2006 – “Wondering Where the Lions Are” · recorded by Jimmy Buffett for the movie “Hoot”
2006 – Life Short Call Now · released
2009 – Release of Slice O Life (Bruce’s 30th Album and first Live Solo CD) · released
2011 – Release of 31st Album Small Source of Comfort · March 8
2013 – Donates Archives to McMaster University · Hamilton
2014 – Rumours Of Glory · a memoir published
2014 – Rumours Of Glory · 9 disc box set released · includes disc of rare tracks and live performance DVD
2015 – Christmas · certified 6x Platinum in Canada

2017 – Releases 33rd Album “Bone On Bone” · September 15
2019 – Releases 34th album “Crowing Ignites” · September 20
2021 – Released 35th Album “Greatest Hits” (1970-2020)
2022 – Releases Digitally Only “Rarities” – November 25
2023 – Releases “O Sun O Moon” – May 12

PERFORMANCE/TOURING HIGHLIGHTS

1980 – Performance on Saturday Night Live (May 10)
1983 – Tour of Central America
1983 – Tour of Australia and New Zealand
1983 – Concert performances in Santiago, Chile
1986 – European Tour
1988 – U.S. Solo Tour
1991 – Nothing But A Burning Light World Tour begins
1994 – Live performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2009 – Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Celebration Madison Square Gardens
2010 – Luminato Festival 40th Anniversary Tribute Concert in Toronto
2016 – KALW 75th Anniversary Show San Francisco
2017 – Hosts JUNO Songwriters Circle · Ottawa
2018 – Japan Tour

HUMANITARIAN/ACTIVISM HIGHLIGHTS

1987 – Tour to Nepal for the U.S.C.
1988 – Tour of Mozambique for COCAMO
1995 – Second Tour of Mozambique for COCAMO
1995 – Cross-Canada speaking tour on Landmines
1999 – Fact-Finding trip/Cambodia & Vietnam
2004 – Fact finding trip to Baghdad
2005 – Performs at Live 8 in Barrie, Canada
2005 – Performs “If A Tree Falls” at the UN Summit for Climate Control in Montreal
2007 – Fact Finding Trip to Nepal for USC

SPECIAL FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO CREDITS—HIGHLIGHTS

1983 – Rumours Of Glory concert film released
1984 – Rumours Of Glory/Bruce Cockburn Live home video released
1991 – First annual Christmas With Cockburn · Radio Broadcast
1992 – Second annual Christmas With Cockburn · Radio Broadcast
1993 – Third annual Christmas With Cockburn · Radio Broadcast
1998 – River Of Sand Documentary (Mali West Africa)
2008 – Release of the film Return To Nepal
2012 – “Pacing The Cage” (DVD) is broadcast on Vision TV

CIVIC AWARDS AND CULTURAL HONOURS

1983 – The Order Of Canada
1989 – Honourary Doctorate/York University – Doctorate Of Letters
1993 – Performance at Presidential Inaugural Ball
1997 – Honorary Doctorate of Music Berklee College of Music Boston
1999 – Honorary Degree (Doctor Of Letters) St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)
2003 – Promotion to Officer of The Order of Canada
2007 – Honourary Doctorate Queen’s University Kingston Ontario
2007 – Honourary Doctorate Memorial University St. John’s Newfoundland
2007 – Honourary Doctorate University of Victoria, Victoria British Columbia
2009 – Honourary Doctorate McMaster University
2012 – Receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
2014 – Receives Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award
2014 – Honourary Doctorate of Letters · Laurentian University
2014 – Honourary Doctor of Music · Carleton University.
2015 – Receives Denise Levertov Literary Award

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