Juno Awards of 1972

Juno Awards of 1972
Date	28 February 1972
Venue	Inn on the Park, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	George Wilson
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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

Broadcaster of the Year[]

Winner: The CHUM Group

Top Canadian Content Company of the Year[]

Winner: GRT of Canada

Top Record Company of the Year[]

Winner: Kinney Music of Canada

Top Promotional Company of the Year[]

Winner: Kinney Music of Canada

Journalist of the Year[]

Winner: Ritchie Yorke

Contribution to Canadian music[]

Winner: George Hamilton IV

Nominated and winning albums[]

Best Produced MOR Album[]

Winner: Talk It Over in the Morning by Anne Murray (produced by Brian Ahern)

Nominated and winning releases[]

Best Produced Single[]

Winner: "Sweet City Woman" by The Stampeders (produced by Mel Shaw

References[]

Notes[]

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.
• Melhuish, Martin (1996). Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music. Quarry Press. p. 96. ISBN 1550821644.

External links[]

• Juno Awards site