The

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s of 1982, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 14 April 1982 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre in the Grand Metropolitan Ballroom.Krewen (2010), p. 48. The biggest winner this year was

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with a record six awards in various categories including Group, Album and Single of the Year. To date this record number of wins in a single Juno year still stands.

Awards ceremony

The original plan for the 1982 ceremonies was to have

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in Toronto, while Burton Cummings would co-host the broadcast live from the

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. Juno organisers

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cancelled that plan on 15 February citing fears of "fragmentation" of the ceremonies with a dual city hosting approach. This resulted in some talk of hosting the Junos in Vancouver for 1983 but this would not be accomplished until

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. CARAS scheduled a music industry conference with guest speakers author

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and producer

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prior to the Juno awards event in an attempt to expand on the occasion. This was cancelled due to lack of advance registrations but this situation did not affect plans for the Juno ceremonies themselves. Tickets to the ceremonies were priced at $115 for people who were not members of Juno organisers CARAS, and $85 for members. All tickets to the ceremonies were reportedly sold. Performers during the show included Rough Trade,

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and

B.B. Gabor Gabor Hegedus (1948 – January 17, 1990), known by the stage name BB Gabor, was a Hungarian-born Canadian pop singer. Gabor was best known for his 1980 single "Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)", and had other minor hits with "Metropolitan L ...

. The comedic duo of

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presented the awards for "Most Promising Male Vocalist", "Most Promising Female Vocalist" and "Group of the Year".Krewen (2010), p. 51. When

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went to the podium to give his acceptance speech for the " Most Promising Male Vocalist" award he took a big drink of beer on live TV. Afterwards two

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officers approached Schwartz and reprimanded him, telling him that was illegal before finally releasing him back into the show.Krewen (2010), p. 51. A clean cut

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dressed in a tuxedo accepted his "

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" award with a very short speech acknowledging his family and that he was "proud to be a Canadian". He would expand on his thoughts on the award and the current state of the Canadian music scene in a post-Juno Awards show broadcast on CBC following the main ceremonies.Krewen (2010), p. 52. The Juno Awards television broadcast on CBC set a new record with an estimated 2,170,000 viewers.Krewen (2010), p. 52.

Nominees and winners

Most nominations were announced 28 February 1982, with certain nominations in classical, jazz and album graphics categories announced 12 March 1982. Performers

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and

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did not enter their albums for the Juno children's category, as they felt the Junos were about popularity rather than artistry.

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continued her streak of absence despite winning two prime awards again this year.Krewen (2010), p. 43. A tie was issued this year for the " Recording Engineer of the Year" award, and Rush was nominated twice in the " Best Album Graphics" category for two of their albums.

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: *

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Lisa Dal Bello Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, wit ...

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

Carole Pope Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August 1950) is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers t ...

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Winner:

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, po ...

Other nominees: * Burton Cummings *

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

Gino Vannelli Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952) is a Canadian rock singer and songwriter who had several hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), "I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), "Living Inside Myself" (1981) an ...

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner:

Shari Ulrich Sharon "Shari" Ulrich (born 17 October 1951) is a Canadian/American musician and songwriter. She has also worked as a television host, actress, film composer, and educator. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays Violin, Mandolin, guitar, piano, and D ...

Other nominees: *

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* Terry Crawford * Rita Johns * Karen Silver

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: * B. B. Gabor * Jim Byrnes * Gary O' *

Peter Pringle Peter Pringle (born September 7, 1945) is a Canadian musician and television personality, ...

Group of the Year The Juno Award for Group of the Year has been awarded annually since 1970 in recognition of the best musical group or band in Canada. It is presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). The five nominees in the category a ...

Winner:

Other nominees: *

April Wine April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwin since its inception, April Wine's first success came with its second album, '' On Record'' (1972), which reac ...

Prism Prism usually refers to: * Prism (optics), a transparent optical component with flat surfaces that refract light * Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron Prism may also refer to: Science and mathematics * Prism (geology), a type of sedimentary ...

* The Rovers * Rush

Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner:

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Other nominees: *

Goddo Goddo was a Canadian rock band formed in Scarborough, Ontario in 1975. Goddo had mixed major label success from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. After reforming in 1989, they revived their career with several new studio and 'best of' packages. ...

The Kings The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. They are best known for their 1980 song "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide", which was a hit in the United States and Canada. Recording history The Kings were formed in ...

Martha and the Muffins Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian rock band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single " Echo Beach" under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and th ...

Red Rider Red Rider, later known as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, is a Canadians, Canadian Rock music, rock band popular in the 1980s. While they achieved significant success in Canada, the band never had a song in the top 40 in the United States, although "L ...

Composer of the Year A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

Winner:

Mike Reno Mike Reno (born Joseph Michael Rynoski; born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian musician, singer and the lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He is reported to have taught himself how to play guitar. He fronted other bands, including Moxy, before h ...

and Paul Dean, " Turn Me Loose" by

Other nominees: * Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, "My Girl" by

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* Jack Lavin "Thirsty Ears" by

Powder Blues Band The Powder Blues Band is a Canadian blues/pop/jazz band formed in 1978 in Vancouver. Its first album ''Uncut'' went double platinum in Canada. The second album ''Thirsty Ears'' was similarly popular. Their best known songs include: "Boppin' with ...

* Baron Longfellow, "Amour" (Longfellow was a pseudonym of Andy Kim) * Kevan Staples and

, " High School Confidential" by

Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: *

Marie Bottrell Marie Diane Bottrell (born 1961) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter. Bottrell released many singles which appeared on Canadian country music charts, and has received multiple Country Female Vocalist of the Year nominations. Early ...

* Iris Larratt * Laura Vinson

Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: * Terry Carlisse * Wilf Carter * Harold MacIntyre * Lee Marlow

Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner:

The Good Brothers The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good (guitar), his twin brother Bruce Good (autoharp) and younger brother Larry Good (banjo). B ...

Other nominees: *

Family Brown Family Brown was a Canadian country music band founded in 1967 by Joe Brown (vocals, bass guitar), along with his son Barry (vocals, guitar) and daughters Lawanda and Tracey (vocals), as well as Dave Dennison (guitar) and Ron Sparling ( drums). B ...

The Mercey Brothers The Mercey Brothers were a Canadian country music group active from 1957 to 1989. The brothers were seven-time Juno Award winners for "The Top Country Group" and were inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Early life All three Me ...

* The Rovers * Showdown

Folk Artist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: *

* The Rovers *

Valdy Paul Valdemar Horsdal, (born 1 September 1945), commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk and country musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single. Valdy is the winner o ...

Instrumental Artist of the Year

Winner:

Other nominees: * The Emeralds *

André Gagnon André Gagnon (2 August 1936 – 3 December 2020) was a Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and actor, known for his fusion of classical and pop styles,Jean-Pierre Thiollet, ''88 notes pour piano solo'', Neva Editions, 2015, p.16 ...

Hagood Hardy Hugh Hagood Hardy, (February 26, 1937 – January 1, 1997) was a Canadian composer, pianist, and vibraphonist. He played mainly jazz and easy listening music. He is best known for the 1975 single, "The Homecoming" from his album of the same na ...

Frank Mills Frank Mills (born June 27, 1942) is a Canadian pianist and recording artist, best known for his solo instrumental hit "Music Box Dancer". Early life and education Mills was born in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Verdun, Quebec and started pl ...

Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non- classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

Winner: Paul Dean / Bruce Fairbairn, "

Working for the Weekend "Working for the Weekend" is a song by Canadian rock band Loverboy, from their second studio album, '' Get Lucky'' (1981). It was written by guitarist Paul Dean, vocalist Mike Reno and drummer Matt Frenette; and produced by Bruce Fairbairn and ...

" and " When It's Over" by

Other nominees: * Kerry Crawford / Jon Goldsmith, "Take Off" by Bob & Doug McKenzie *

Fred Mollin Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer, musician, film and TV composer, music director, music supervisor, and songwriter. He has produced records for Jimmy Webb, Johnny Mathis, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lamont Dozier and America (band), A ...

, "Only The Lucky" and "Lodi" by

David Tyson David Michael Tyson is a Canadian rock music producer and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing Alannah Myles' 1990 #1 hit " Black Velvet" (with Christopher Ward) and producing her debut album. He also co-wrote three hit songs (with Dean ...

, "All Our Tomorrows" and "Tonight" by Eddie Schwartz * Ian Thomas, "Hold On" and "Stringing a Line" by Ian Thomas

Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner (tied): * Gary Gray, "Attitude" and " For Those Who Think Young" by

and Rough Trade *

Bob Rock Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, 31 ...

and Keith Stein, " When It's Over" and " It's Your Life" by

Other nominees: * David Greene, "Battlescar" and "Blue River Liquor Shine" by

Max Webster Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band's founder, Kim Mitchell, enjoyed a long and successful solo career in their native Canada. Biography Initially a trio for their first gigs in December 1972, the ori ...

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, "

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" and "

Red Barchetta "Red Barchetta" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush, from their 1981 studio album '' Moving Pictures''. Background The song was inspired by the futuristic short story "A Nice Morning Dri, written by Richard Foster and published in the Novem ...

" by Rush * Hayward Parrott, "Plaisir d'Amour" and "Prelude to Romance" by

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Winner:

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year

Winner: ''

'',

Other nominees: * '' Exit...Stage Left'', Rush * ''

The Great White North Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted "Great White North", a sketch which was introduced on '' SCTV'' for the show's third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played by Rick Moranis and ...

'',

* '' Moving Pictures'', Rush * '' The Nature of the Beast'',

Best Album Graphics

Winner:

Hugh Syme Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC) who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared on some Rush ...

and Deborah Samuel, '' Moving Pictures'' by Rush Other nominees: * Dave Buck, ''Footloose'' (self-titled) * Richard Desmarais, ''Butler'' *

Dean Motter Dean Motter is an illustrator, designer and writer who has worked for many years in Canada (Toronto) and the United States (New York City and Atlanta). He is best known for his album cover designs, two of which won Juno Awards. He is also the crea ...

, ''But I'm Just a Kid'' (self-titled, featuring Mark Domenico, Larry Lacy and Ricky Yorke) *

and Deborah Samuel, '' Exit...Stage Left'' by Rush

Best Children's Album

Winner: ''Inch By Inch'', Sandra Beech Other nominees: * ''Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch'', ''Camping in Canada'' (various artists) * ''The Cats - Getting Ready for Christmas'', The Children's Hour Production Orchestra * ''Listen to the Children'',

Bob Schneider Bob Schneider (born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans. He has released around a dozen albums, mostly on his own Shockorama label. ''Lonelyland'' (2001) was license ...

* ''The Polka Dot Pony'',

Fred Penner Frederick Ralph Cornelius Penner (born November 6, 1946) is a Canadian children's entertainer and musician known for the song "The Cat Came Back" and his television series, '' Fred Penner's Place'', which aired on CBC in Canada from 1985 to 199 ...

Best Classical Album of the Year

Winner: ''Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe (Complete Ballet)'',

Orchestre symphonique de Montreal The Montreal Symphony Orchestra (french: Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, or OSM) is a Canadian symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The orchestra’s home is the Montreal Symphony House at Place des Arts. It is the only orc ...

Charles Dutoit Charles Édouard Dutoit (born 7 October 1936) is a Swiss conductor. He is currently the principal guest conductor for the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia and co-director of thMISA Festival in Shanghai In 2017, he became the 103rd recipient of th ...

Conductor Other nominees: * ''Mozart's Serenade for 12 Winds and Double Bass'', Toronto Chamber Winds * ''Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez and Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre'',

- Conductor * ''Rossini-Respighi's La Boutique Fantastique'',

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* ''York Winds'' (woodwind quintets), York Winds

International Album of the Year

Winner: ''

Double Fantasy ''Double Fantasy'' is the fifth album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, released in November 1980 on Geffen Records. Produced by Lennon, Ono and Jack Douglas, it was the seventh and final studio album released by Lennon during his lifetime. The al ...

'',

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

Other nominees: * ''

Crimes of Passion A crime of passion (French: ''crime passionnel''), in popular usage, refers to a violent crime, especially homicide, in which the perpetrator commits the act against someone because of sudden strong impulse such as anger rather than as a premed ...

'',

Pat Benatar Patricia Mae Giraldo (''née'' Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar; born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum alb ...

* ''

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'',

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...

* ''

Hi Infidelity ''Hi Infidelity'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band REO Speedwagon, released on November 21, 1980 by Epic Records. The album became a big hit in the United States, peaking at number one on the ''Billboard 200''. It went on to become ...

'',

REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon) is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois. Formed in 1967, the band cultivated a following during the 1970s and achieved significant commercial success throughout the 1980s. The ...

* '' Stars on Long Play'',

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Best Jazz Album

Winner: ''The Brass Connection'', The Brass Connection Other nominees: * ''Au Privave'',

Wray Downes Wray Downes (January 14, 1931 – March 19, 2020) was a Canadian jazz pianist. Downes was born in Toronto. He was classically trained, having studied at Trinity College, London, but began playing jazz in 1952 as a student at the Paris Conservat ...

and Dave Young * ''Clear Vision'',

Joe Sealy Joseph Arthur Sealy (born 16 August 1939) is a Canadian jazz musician. He was awarded the Order of Canada in 2010. Awards * Juno Awards of 1982 - Nominee for Best Jazz Album - '' Clear Vision'' * Juno Awards of 1995 - Nominee for Best Contempor ...

* ''Jump Street'', Peter Leitch * ''Live in Digital'',

Rob McConnell Robert Murray Gordon "Rob" McConnell, (14 February 1935 – 1 May 2010) was a Canadian jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger.Jeff Sultanof. Experiencing Big Band Jazz: A Listener's Companion'. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 8 November 20 ...

and the Boss Brass

Comedy Album of the Year

Winner: ''

'', Bob & Doug McKenzie Other nominees: * ''An Evening With Stephen Leacock'',

John Stark Major-General John Stark (August 28, 1728 – May 8, 1822) was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Batt ...

* ''Charlie Farquharson's Bible Stories'',

Don Harron Donald Hugh Harron, (September 19, 1924 – January 17, 2015) was a Canadian comedian, actor, director, journalist, author, playwright, and composer. Harron is best remembered by American audiences as a member of the cast of the long-running co ...

* ''It's Not the Heat, It's the Humility'',

Ted Woloshyn Ted Woloshyn (born December 1953) is a Toronto broadcaster. He hosted ''The Ted Woloshyn Show'', mornings from 5:30 to 8:30 on CFRB-AM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 3 November 1996 until 15 December 2006. He hosted ''Saturdays with Ted'' from ...

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: " Turn Me Loose",

Other nominees: * "Amour" by Baron Longfellow * " High School Confidential" by Rough Trade * "My Girl" by

* "Thirsty Ears" by Powder Blues

International Single of the Year

Winner: "

Bette Davis Eyes "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was originally recorded by DeShannon in that year for her album '' New Arrangement'' but it was made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 wh ...

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

Other nominees: * " Celebration",

Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. T ...

* " Endless Love",

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

and

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

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The Tide Is High "The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover versi ...

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References

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Bibliography

* Krewen, Nick. (2010). ''Music from far and wide: Celebrating 40 years of the Juno Awards''. Key Porter Books Limited, Toronto.

External links

Juno Awards site
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