Juno Awards of 1974

The Juno Awards of 1974, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 25 March 1974 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park's Centennial ballroom hosted by George Wilson of CFRB radio's Starlight Serenade programme.[1]

Juno Awards of 1974
Date25 March 1974
VenueInn on the Park, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byGeorge Wilson

No television broadcasts had yet been planned for the Junos, prompting the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) to plan an April 1974 ceremony entitled the Maple Music Awards. Amid some music industry criticism over the proposed competition of awards ceremonies, CRIA backed down from its own ceremonies in February 1974, about a month after the Maple Music Awards were announced. However, this situation forced Juno Awards founder Walt Grealis to prepare for television coverage of the 1975 Juno Awards.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:

Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Terry Jacks

Other nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Cathy Young

Other nominees:

  • Linda Brown
  • Donna Moon
  • Marie Claire Seguin
  • Donna Warner
  • Nancy White

There were a total of six nominees announced in this category, compared with the normal five nominees in other categories. No explanation for this situation was indicated.

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Ian Thomas

Other nominees:

Best Group

Winner: Lighthouse

Other nominees:

Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Other nominees:

Best Songwriter

Winner: Murray McLauchlan, "Farmer's Song"

Other nominees:

Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Shirley Eikhard

Other nominees:

Best Country Male Artist

Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors

Other nominees:

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Mercey Brothers

Other nominees:

Folk Singer of the Year

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Other nominees:

Most Promising Folk Singer

Winner: Dave Nicol

Best Independent Record Company of the Year

Winner: True North Records

Other nominees:

Top Canadian Content Company of the Year

Winner: GRT of Canada Ltd.

Top Record Company of the Year

Winner: WEA Music of Canada Ltd.

Top Promotional Company of the Year

Winner: A&M Records of Canada Ltd.

Nominated and winning albums

Contemporary Album of the Year

Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Other nominees:

Pop Music Album of the Year

Winner: Danny's Song, Anne Murray

Other nominees:

  • Close Your Eyes, Edward Bear
  • Gary & Dave, Gary & Dave
  • Master Session, Moe Koffman
  • Wish I Were a Plane, Laurie Bower Singers

Country Album of the Year

Winner: To It and At It, Stompin' Tom Connors

Other nominees:

Folk Album of the Year

Winner: Old Dan's Records, Gordon Lightfoot

Other nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Best Single (Pop)

Winner: "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks

Other nominees:

Best Single (Contemporary)

Winner: "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks

Other nominees:

Best Single (Country)

Winner: "Farmer's Song", Murray McLauchlan

Other nominees:

Best Single (Folk)

Winner: "Farmer's Song", Murray McLauchlan

Other nominees:

gollark: That is a strange botania setup.
gollark: Right, yes, but I have no idea by how much or whatever.
gollark: ... in any situation with a bunch of moderators/cells in a reactor.
gollark: OH COME ON.
gollark: The FTB wiki seems a bit outdated about this and I don't understand your code.

References

Notes
  1. The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.

General
  • Martin, Robert (27 January 1974). "A new set of awards for Canadian music industry". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.
  • "Maple awards fizzle". The Globe and Mail. 26 February 1974. p. 13.
  • Batten, Jack (26 March 1974). "Some surprises in Juno awards". The Globe and Mail. p. 15.
  • "Juno nominations ready for voting". RPM. 16 February 1974. pp. 2–3.
  • Melhuish, Martin (1996). Oh What a Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music. Quarry Press. p. 104. ISBN 1550821644.
  • "Juno Award Nominees Listed". Billboard. 9 March 1974. p. 54. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.