The
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
s of 1973, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 12 March 1973 in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
at a ceremony at the
Inn on the Park
Inn on the Park was a luxury hotel which was formerly located on a hill overlooking Leslie Street and Eglinton Avenue in North York, North York, Ontario (now Toronto). It was one of the early Toronto hotels operated by the Four Seasons Hotels and ...
's Centennial ballroom. Approximately 1500 people attended this event which was hosted by George Wilson of
CFRB radio
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CFRB is a ...
.
David Crombie
David Edward Crombie (born April 24, 1936) is a Canadian former academic and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Toronto from 1972 to 1978. Crombie was elected to Parliament following his tenure as mayor. A member of the Progressive Conse ...
, Toronto's mayor at that time, presented the Best Male Vocalist award to
Stompin' Tom Connors.
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 ...
also made his first personal appearance at the Junos.
An associated music industry conference known as Communication 6 was held from 10 March and concluded with the Juno Award ceremonies.
Taped excerpts from the awards were broadcast on a special edition of
CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...
's ''The Entertainers'' on 23 March 1973.
Winners
Best Female Vocalist
Winner:
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
Murray was the fir ...
Outstanding Performance - Female
Winner:
Ginette Reno
Ginette Reno (born Ginette Raynault; 28 April 1946) is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum sel ...
Best Male Vocalist
Winner:
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 ...
Outstanding Performance - Male
Winner:
Bob McBride
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* Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
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*Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Bob (surnam ...
Best Group
Winner:
Lighthouse
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Outstanding Performance - Group
Winner:
Edward Bear
Edward Bear was a Toronto-based Canadian pop-rock group. The band is best known for its chart-topping singles, "You, Me and Mexico", " Last Song", and " Close Your Eyes", used as the signing-off song for Delilah's radio show.
History
The Edward ...
Best Songwriter
Winner:
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 ...
Best Country Female Artist
Winner:
Shirley Eikhard
Best Country Male Artist
Winner:
Stompin' Tom Connors
Best Country Group or Duo
Winner:
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 ...
Folk Singer of the Year
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 ...
Outstanding Performance - Folk
Winner:
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 ...
Broadcaster of the Year
Winner:
VOCM, St. Johns Newfoundland
Top Canadian Content Company of the Year
Winner:
Capitol Records of Canada
Top Record Company of the Year
Winner:
WEA Music of Canada Ltd.
Top Promotional Company of the Year
Winner:
RCA Ltd.
Journalist of the Year
Winner:
Peter Goddard
Music Industry Man of the Year
Winner:
Arnold Gosewich
Contribution to Canadian music
Winner:
David Clayton Thomas
David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett, 13 September 1941) is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the American band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Clayton-Thomas has been inducte ...
Nominated and winning albums
Best Produced Album (middle of the road)
Winner: ''
Annie
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* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
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The ...
'',
Anne Murray
Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a retired Canadian singer. Her albums, consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.
Murray was the fir ...
(produced by
Brian Ahern)
Nominated and winning releases
Best Produced Single
Winner: ''"
Last Song"'',
Edward Bear
Edward Bear was a Toronto-based Canadian pop-rock group. The band is best known for its chart-topping singles, "You, Me and Mexico", " Last Song", and " Close Your Eyes", used as the signing-off song for Delilah's radio show.
History
The Edward ...
(produced by
Gene Martynec
Eugene "Gene" Martynec (born 28 March 1947) is a Canadian musician, composer and record producer.
Career
Martynec first came to prominence as a guitarist in Toronto group Bobby Kris & The Imperials in August 1965. He left the group in May 1967 ...
)
References
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External links
Juno Awards site
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1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
1973 music awards
1973 in Canadian music