Juno Awards of 1976

Juno Awards of 1976
Juno Awards of 1976
Date	15 March 1976
Venue	Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	John Allan Cameron
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC
	← 1975; Juno Awards; 1977 →;

The Juno Awards of 1976, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 15 March 1976 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by John Allan Cameron at the Ryerson Polytechnic Institute. CBC Television provided a national broadcast of the ceremonies.

Randy Bachman presented a special "people's award" to Juno founder Walt Grealis on this occasion compared to the lack of mention of Grealis at last year's ceremonies.

Dan Hill performed "You Make Me Want To Be" at the ceremonies.

Nominees and winners[]

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Dan Hill

Group of the Year[]

Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Most Promising Group of the Year[]

Winner: Myles and Lenny

Composer of the Year[]

Winner: Hagood Hardy, "The Homecoming"

Country Female Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Anne Murray

Country Male Vocalist of the Year[]

Winner: Murray McLauchlan

Country Group or Duo of the Year[]

Winner: The Mercey Brothers

Folk Singer of the Year[]

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Instrumental Artist of the Year[]

Winner: Hagood Hardy

Recording Engineer of the Year[]

Winner: Michel Ethier, Dompierre by François Dompierre

People's award[]

Winner: Walt Grealis

Nominated and winning albums[]

Best Selling Album[]

Winner: Four Wheel Drive, Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Best Album Graphics[]

Winner: Bart Schoales, Joy Will Find a Way by Bruce Cockburn

Best Selling International Album[]

Winner: Greatest Hits, Elton John

Nominated and winning releases[]

Best Selling Single[]

Winner: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Paul Anka, "I Don't Like to Sleep Alone"
Hagood Hardy, "The Homecoming"
The Stampeders, "Hit the Road Jack"

Best Selling International Single[]

Winner: "Love Will Keep Us Together", The Captain and Tennille

References[]

Kirby, Blaik (16 March 1976). "Overdrive, Vanelli, Mitchell big Juno winners". The Globe and Mail. p. 16.

External links[]

Juno Awards site

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Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter
Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Heavy Metal Instrumental International Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance World Music
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Indigenous Artist or Group (1994-2021) Best Jazz Album (1977-1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994-2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994-2014) Rap (1991-2021) R&B/Soul (1985-2020) Best Roots and Traditional Album (1989-1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996-2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996-2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989¹ 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	¹ Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards