Juno Awards of 1982

The Juno Awards 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.

The original plan for the 1982 ceremonies was to have David Steinberg in Toronto, while Burton Cummings would co-host the broadcast live from the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Juno organisers CARAS 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 1991.

Performers Raffi and Sharon, Lois & Bram did not enter their albums for the Juno children's category, as they felt the Junos were about popularity rather than artistry.

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

CARAS scheduled a music industry conference with guest speakers author Alvin Toffler and producer Bob Ezrin 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.

Nominees and winners

=Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker
* Lisa Dal Bello
* Joni Mitchell
* Carole Pope

=Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Bruce Cockburn

Other nominees:
* Burton Cummings
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Gino Vanelli
* Neil Young

=Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Shari Ulrich

Other nominees:
* Salome Bey
* Terry Crawford
* Rita Johns
* Karen Silver

=Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Eddie Schwartz

Other nominees:
* B.B. Gabor
* Jim Byrnes
* Gary O
* Peter Pringle

=Group of the Year=

Winner: Loverboy

Other nominees:
* April Wine
* Prism
* The Rovers
* Rush

=Most Promising Group of the Year=

Winner: Saga

Other nominees:
* Goddo
* The Kings
* Martha and the Muffins
* Red Rider

=Composer of the Year=

Winner: Mike Reno and Paul Dean, "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy

Other nominees:
* Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, "My Girl" by Chilliwack
* Jack Lavin "Thirsty Ears" by Powder Blues Band
* Baron Longfellow, "Amour" (Longfellow was a pseudonym of Andy Kim)
* Kevan Staples and Carole Pope, "High School Confidential" by Carole Pope

=Country Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker
* Marie Bottrell
* Iris Larratt
* Laura Vinson

=Country Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Ronnie Hawkins

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

=Country Group or Duo of the Year=

Winner: The Good Brothers

Other nominees:
* Family Brown
* The Mercey Brothers
* The Rovers
* Showdown

=Folk Artist of the Year=

Winner: Bruce Cockburn

Other nominees:
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Joni Mitchell
* The Rovers
* Valdy

=Instrumental Artist of the Year=

Winner: Liona Boyd

Other nominees:
* The Emeralds
* Andre Gagnon
* Hagood Hardy
* Frank Mills

=Producer of the Year=

Winner: Paul Dean/Bruce Fairbairn, "Working for the Weekend" and "When It's Over" by Loverboy

=Recording Engineer of the Year=

Winner (tied):
* Gary Gray, "Attitude" and "For Those Who Think Young" by Carole Pope and Rough Trade
* Bob Rock and Keith Stein, "When It's Over" and "It's Your Life" by Loverboy

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Neil Young

Nominated and winning albums

=Album of the Year=

Winner: "Loverboy", Loverboy

Other nominees:
* "Exit...Stage Left", Rush
* "Great White North", Bob and Doug McKenzie
* "Moving Pictures", Rush
* "The Nature of the Beast", April Wine

=Best Album Graphics=

Winner: Hugh Syme and Deborah Samuel, "Moving Pictures"

Other nominees:
* "Footloose", Dave Buck
* "Butler", Richard Desmarais
* "But I'm Just a Kid", Dean Motter
* "Exit...Stage Left", Hugh Syme and Deborah Samuel

=Best Children's Album=

Winner: "Inch By Inch", Sandra Beech

Other nominees:
* "Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch", various artists (Camping in Canada)
* "The Cats - Getting Ready for Christmas", The Children's Hour Production Orchestra
* "Listen to the Children", Bob Schneider
* "The Polka Dot Door Party", Fred Penner

=Best Classical Album of the Year=

Winner: "", Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit 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", Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit - Conductor
* "Rossini-Respighi's La Boutique Fantastique", Toronto Symphony Orchestra
* "York Winds" (woodwind quintets), York Winds

=International Album of the Year=

Winner: "Double Fantasy", John Lennon

Other nominees:
* "Crimes of Passion", Pat Benatar
* "Guilty", Barbra Streisand
* "Hi-Infidelity", REO Speedwagon
* "Stars on Long Play", Stars on 45

=Best Jazz Album=

Winner: "The Brass Connection", The Brass Connectioncome

Other nominees:
* "Au Privave", Wray Downes and Dave Young
* "Clear Vision", Joe Sealy
* "Jump Street", Peter Leitch
* "Live in Digital", Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

=Comedy Album of the Year=

Winner: "The Great White North", Bob & Doug McKenzie

Other nominees:
* "An Evening With Stephen Leacock", John Stark
* "Charlie Farquharson's Bible Stories", Don Harron
* "It's Not the Heat, It's the Humility", Ted Woloshyn

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: "Turn Me Loose", Loverboy

Other nominees:
* "Amour" by Baron Longfellow (Andy Kim)
* "High School Confidential" by Carole Pope
* "My Girl" by Chilliwack
* "Thirsty Ears" by Powder Blues

=International Single of the Year=

Winner: "Bette Davis Eyes", Kim Carnes

Other nominees:
* "Celebration", Kool and the Gang
* "Endless Love", Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
* "Stars on 45 Medley", Stars on 45
* "The Tide is High", Blondie

References

*cite news | pages=15 | title=Briefly: Co-hosts named for Juno awards | date=29 January 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=15 | title=Briefly: Juno show only in Toronto | date=16 February 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=15 | title=McKenzies vs. Rush for best album Juno | date=2 March 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Liam | last=Lacey
*cite news | pages=E5 | title=Briefly: Recording artists opposed to Junos | date=11 March 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=E9 | title=Backstage: Final nominees for Juno awards | date=13 March 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=E7 | title=Backstage: Slow ticket sales torpedo conference | date=27 March 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail
*cite news | pages=13 | title=Junos to top off good year for recording artists | date=14 April 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Zena | last=Cherry
*cite news | pages=E5 | title=Anne Murray, Bruce Cockburn top vocalists / Loverboy sweeps major Junos | date=15 April 1982 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Liam | last=Lacey

External links

* [http://www.junoawards.ca Juno Awards site]