Bruce Cockburn picked up his first guitar at age 14, when he found a dusty six-string in his grandmother’s attic. Within a few years, he was playing in bands, one of which opened for Jimi Hendrix. He went solo in 1967 and more than 40 years later, is still performing his deeply personal music, including at a recent stop in Tucson. Bruce Cockburn is also a wide traveler, and not just as a touring performer. He visits troubled places like Iraq, El Salvador and Mozambique and records his experiences and observations in song. Mark Duggan talked to Cockburn recently about the ethical side of songwriting.
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Bruce Cockburn: music’s traveling correspondent
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