- Juno Awards of 1978
The
Juno Award s of1978 , representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second year byDavid Steinberg at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre. A 2-hour broadcast of the ceremonies was available nationally onCBC Television . 1500 people were present at the ceremonies.At a news conference following the awards, on
31 March 1978 ,Stompin' Tom Connors announced he would return his Juno trophies to awards organiser CARAS as a protest against rewarding "Juno jumpers" or artists who do not maintain a residence or presence in Canada. Connors earlier withdrew his nomination as Country Male Vocalist of the Year.Nominees and winners
Winner:
Patsy Gallant Other nominees:
*Carroll Baker
*Claudja Barry
*Charity Brown
*Joni Mitchell Winner:
Dan Hill Other nominees:
*Burton Cummings
*Gordon Lightfoot
*Valdy
*Gino Vanelli
=Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year=Winner:
Lisa Dalbello Other nominees:
*Claudja Barry
*Alma Faye Brooks
*Glory-Anne Carriere
*Roxanne Goldade
=Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year=Winner:
David Bradstreet Other nominees:
*Peter Pringle
*Walter Rossi
*Malcolm Tomlinson
*Pat Travers Winner: Rush
Other nominees:
*April Wine
*Bachman-Turner Overdrive
*The Stampeders
* Trooper
=Most Promising Group of the Year=Winner:
Hometown Band Winner:
Dan Hill (Co-composer), "Sometimes When We Touch "
=Country Female Vocalist of the Year=Winner:
Carroll Baker Other nominees:
*Julie Lynn
*Anne Murray
*Chris Nielsen
*Colleen Peterson
=Country Male Vocalist of the Year=Winner:
Ronnie Prophet Other nominees:
*Gary Buck
*Wilf Carter
*Jimmy Arthur Ordge
*Ray Griff Multiple Juno winner
Stompin' Tom Connors withdrew his nomination in this category to allow for other nominees. Ordge was Connors replacement.
=Country Group or Duo of the Year=Winner:
The Good Brothers Winner:
Gordon Lightfoot Other nominees:
*Bruce Cockburn
*Dan Hill
*Murray McLauchlan
*Valdy
=Instrumental Artist of the Year=Winner:
André Gagnon Other nominees:
*Blacklight Orchestra
*Liona Boyd
*Hagood Hardy
*Moe Koffman
=Producer of the Year (single)=Winner: McCauley/
Mollin , "Sometimes When We Touch " byDan Hill
=Producer of the Year (album)=Winner: McCauley/
Mollin , "Longer Fuse " byDan Hill
=Recording Engineer of the Year=Winner:(tie)
*Terry Brown , "Hope " byKlaatu
*David Greene , "Big Band Jazz " byRob McConnell and theBoss Brass Canadian Music Hall of Fame Winners:
*Guy Lombardo (posthumous)
*Oscar Peterson Nominated and winning albums
Winner: "
Longer Fuse ",Dan Hill Other nominees:
* "A Farewell to Kings", Rush
* "The Best of the Stampeders",The Stampeders
* "Le Saint Laurent",André Gagnon
* "My Own Way to Rock",Burton Cummings *Winner:
Dave Anderson , "Short Turn " byShort Turn
=Best Classical Album of the Year=Winner: "
Three Borodin Symphonies ",Toronto Symphony Orchestra
=Best Selling International Album=Winner: "
Rumours ",Fleetwood Mac Winner: "
Big Band Jazz ",Rob McConnell & The Boss BrassNominated and winning releases
Winner: "Sugar Daddy",
Patsy Gallant Other nominees:
* "Let's Try Once More",Patrick Norman
* "Que Sera Sera",The Raes
* "Sometimes When We Touch",Dan Hill
* "You Won't Dance With Me",April Wine
=Best Selling International Single=Winner: "
When I Need You ",Leo Sayer References
*cite news | pages=15 | title=The Junos: Hill and Cummings the frontrunners | date=
23 March 1978 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=13 | title=Dan Hill takes three top Junos | date=30 March 1978 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Stephen | last=Godfrey
*cite news | pages=32 | title=Stompin' Tom awaits industry blacklist | date=1 April 1978 | publisher=The Globe and Mail External links
* [http://www.junoawards.ca Juno Awards site]
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