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Bruce Cockburn has recorded his sixth album, Joy Will Find A Way, which he says was all done in a pretty loose way
Bruce Cockburn has recorded his sixth album, Joy Will Find A Way, which he says was all done in a pretty loose way

Bruce Cockburn has recorded his sixth album, Joy Will Find A Way, which he says was all done in a pretty loose way

Date6/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bruce Cockburn has recorded his sixth album, Joy Will Find A Way, which he says was all done in a pretty loose way. Cockburn says of his music: I don't believe in anything more than is necessary.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0039340F
In the mid-'60s (bottom) his energy flagged, but in 1970 he recorded his most progressive album yet
In the mid-'60s (bottom) his energy flagged, but in 1970 he recorded his most progressive album yet
8/10/1975
Bruce Cockburn went back and injected some much-needed subtlety into his musical rants for his Massey Hall gigs
Bruce Cockburn went back and injected some much-needed subtlety into his musical rants for his Massey Hall gigs
11/26/1991
Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions
Under a pearl moon: Canadian singer Bruce Cockburn's mystic Christianity and anti-war, reggae-influenced songs were an eerie reflection of his Jamaican audience's simple faith and rustic traditions
4/7/1985
Music. Bruce Cockburn singer-songwriter. The musical conscience of the nation, Cockburn's 20-plus years of social activism through song have already n(...)
Music. Bruce Cockburn singer-songwriter. The musical conscience of the nation, Cockburn's 20-plus years of social activism through song have already n(...)
9/10/1992
A songman of letters. Singer-activist Bruce Cockburn is now officially Dr. Cockburn after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters degree yesterday fro(...)
A songman of letters. Singer-activist Bruce Cockburn is now officially Dr. Cockburn after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters degree yesterday fro(...)
6/14/1989
Crutch Time: Will a broken left ankle end Jeff Boyd's season, maybe even his career? No way, he says: I'd like to be able to get in two games before the playoffs
Crutch Time: Will a broken left ankle end Jeff Boyd's season, maybe even his career? No way, he says: I'd like to be able to get in two games before the playoffs
9/11/1989
Still in fine form: John Hammond checks his emotions at the door, favoring a loose but vaguely academic approach says critic Craig MacInnis of performance at the Forum
Still in fine form: John Hammond checks his emotions at the door, favoring a loose but vaguely academic approach says critic Craig MacInnis of performance at the Forum
5/30/1989
Chris De Burgh says 'Lady in Red was based in part on his joy at discovering that the woman he was ogiling across the room at a party was in fact his wife
Chris De Burgh says 'Lady in Red was based in part on his joy at discovering that the woman he was ogiling across the room at a party was in fact his wife
5/20/1992
Shane has all the facial characteristics of the Beatles says his sister Carroll Lynn who also acts as his manager
Shane has all the facial characteristics of the Beatles says his sister Carroll Lynn who also acts as his manager
n.d.
Politics and pain: Bruce Cockburn, dressed in a Miami Vice suit and bathed in colors of an imaginary jungle, sang of injustices perpetrated on third world countries in Massey Hall last night
Politics and pain: Bruce Cockburn, dressed in a Miami Vice suit and bathed in colors of an imaginary jungle, sang of injustices perpetrated on third world countries in Massey Hall last night
3/6/1986
Country folk: Ronnie Hawkins (left) and Bruce Cockburn won best country male singer and best folk artist awards respectively at Canadian record industry's annual celebration
Country folk: Ronnie Hawkins (left) and Bruce Cockburn won best country male singer and best folk artist awards respectively at Canadian record industry's annual celebration
4/14/1982
Home is a camper months at a time for Ottawa-born Bruce Cockburn, whose manager calls him the best musician in Canada
Home is a camper months at a time for Ottawa-born Bruce Cockburn, whose manager calls him the best musician in Canada
10/2/1973