Top Ten Opening Acts: Bruce Cockburn (#7)

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As with Scott (@teamfreak16 ) I'm counting down my ten most memorable double bills or opening acts. Up next is one of my most memorable concerts ever. #7: Bruce Cockburn Bruce Cockburn (pronounced CO-burn, like James Coburn) is one of those great national treasures from our neighbors to the north. He's been awarded the Order of Canada for his long career as a human rights conscious folk/rock singer. And, on May 17, 1980, he was a long way from Canada. In Orlando, Florida, to be exact. Opening for Warren Zevon. (Eat your heart out. [And I do have a better double bill for Zevon coming up!]) On the heels of his sole top 40 hit, "Wonderin' Where the Lions Are" (with its subtle references to his Christian faith [think Daniel in the lions' den]), Cockburn secured the opening gig for Zevon about a month after my very first Zevon concert. Oh, was it magical. After the show I met them both. Cockburn was a gracious gentleman (so was Zevon) in person after he'd knocked my socks off in concert. We've lost Zevon but we still have Bruce Cockburn. He's to be treasured, because he writes great songs. Bruce Cockburn Opening for Warren Zevon Orlando, Florida May 17, 1980 Here's that "big hit" of his: