Juno Awards of 1972
Juno Awards of 1972 | |
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Date | 28 February 1972 |
Venue | Inn on the Park, Toronto, Ontario |
Hosted by | George Wilson |
The Juno Awards of 1972, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 28 February 1972 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park hotel's Centennial Ballroom.
Interest in these music awards was gaining rapidly as approximately 1000 attended the ceremonies, compared to 250 in 1970. George Wilson of CFRB radio was again the master of ceremonies for the awards.[1]
Roughly 3000 subscribers of RPM Magazine completed a survey which determined the winners of this year's awards. Most awards are determined by the poll, except for the songwriting category which was chosen by RPM editor Walt Grealis.
Winners
Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Anne Murray
Outstanding Performance - Female
Winner: Ginette Reno
Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
Outstanding Performance - Male
Winner: Joey Gregorash
Best Group
Winner: The Stampeders
Outstanding Performance - Group
Winner: Lighthouse
Best Songwriter
Winner: Rich Dodson
Best Country Female Artist
Winner: Myrna Lorrie
Best Country Male Artist
Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
Folk Singer of the Year
Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Producer of the Year
Winner: Mel Shaw
Journalist of the Year
Winner: Ritchie Yorke
References
Notes
- ↑ The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.
General
- Batten, Jack (26 February 1972). "Everybody sneered at Grealis, but Juno is suddenly respectable". The Globe and Mail. p. 27.
- "Special Juno Edition". RPM. 4 March 1972.
- "Junos a Glittering Affair". RPM. 11 March 1972. p. 2.