Juno Awards of 1981
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The Juno Awards of 1981, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 February 1981 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Andrea Martin at the O'Keefe Centre.
Ceremonies were broadcast nationally on CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. More capacity was now available at the O'Keefe Centre and tickets were made available to the public at $15 each.
Juno awards organiser CARAS announced the major nominees 6 January 1981, with additional nominees in classical, jazz and album graphics announced 20 January 1981.
The Emeralds, previously nominated four times for the Country Group award, were not nominated this year. Controversy ensued when the a committee declared to CARAS that the band was a polka band that should not be nominated in a country category. A reported attempt to file their nomination in a folk category was rejected due to a relative lack of sales. The Emeralds then looked to the courts to stop CARAS from issuing ballots that omitted their group. The group's legal challenge was unsuccessful, but the settlement required the Juno awards to mention the band and its previous nominations during the broadcast.
Joni Mitchell's entry into the Canadian Music Hall fo Fame was introduced by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
[edit] Nominees and winners
[edit] Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
[edit] Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Other nominees:
[edit] Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Carole Pope
[edit] Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Graham Shaw
[edit] Group of the Year
Winner: Prism
Other nominees:
[edit] Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Powder Blues Band
[edit] Composer of the Year
Winner: Eddie Schwartz, "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar
Other nominees:
- Doug Bennett, "Too Bad - The Move" by Doug and the Slugs
- Burton Cummings, "Fine State of Affairs"
- Mark Gane, "Echo Beach" by Martha and the Muffins
- Lindsay Mitchell, Allen Harlow, "Young and Restless" by Prism
[edit] Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
- Carroll Baker
- Marie Bottrell
- Iris Larratt
- Laura Vinson
[edit] Country Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Eddie Eastman
Other nominees:
- Wilf Carter
- Dallas Harms
- Wayne Rostad
- Hank Snow
[edit] Country Group or Duo of the Year
Winner: The Good Brothers
Other nominees:
- Carlton Showband
- Family Brown
- Chris Nielsen
- 6 Cylinder
- R. Harlan Smith
[edit] Folk Artist of the Year
Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Other nominees:
[edit] Instrumental Artist of the Year
Winner: Frank Mills
Other nominees:
[edit] Producer of the Year
Winner: Gene Martynec, Tokyo by Bruce Cockburn and High School Confidential by Carole Pope
[edit] Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: Mike Jones, "Factory" and "We're OK"
[edit] Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Joni Mitchell
[edit] Nominated and winning albums
[edit] Album of the Year
Winner: Greatest Hits, Anne Murray
Other nominees:
- Permanent Waves, Rush
- Uncut, Powder Blues
- Woman Love, Burton Cummings
- Young and Restless, Prism
[edit] Best Album Graphics
Winner: Jeanette Hanna, We Deliver by Downchild Blues Band
Other nominees:
- Doug Bennett, Cognac and Bologna by Doug and the Slugs
- Dean Motter - Loverboy (self-titled)
- James Syme - Lookin' for Trouble by Toronto
[edit] Best Children's Album
Winner: Singing 'n Swinging, Sharon, Lois & Bram
[edit] Best Classical Album of the Year
Winner: Stravinsky - Chopin Ballads, Arthur Ozolins
Other nominees:
- Bach Toccatas, Vol 2, Glenn Gould
- The Village Band, Canadian Brass
- Orford String Quartet
- Francois Dompierre
[edit] International Album of the Year
Winner: The Wall, Pink Floyd
Other nominees:
- Against the Wind, Bob Seger
- Glass Houses, Billy Joel
- Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers
- The Game, Queen
[edit] Best Jazz Album
Winner: Present Perfect, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Other nominees:
Best Jazz Album
- The Book of the Heart by Glen Hall
- Circles by Don Thompson
- Entre Amis - Bob Stroup
- Live in Jazz City - Bob Stroup
- Tommy Ambrose at Last by Tommy Ambrose with the Doug Riley Band
[edit] Nominated and winning releases
[edit] Single of the Year
Winner (tie):
- "Could I Have this Dance", Anne Murray
- "Echo Beach", Martha and the Muffins
Other nominees:
- "Fine State of Affairs", Burton Cummings
- "Too Bad - The Move", Doug and the Slugs
- "Wasn't That a Party", The Rovers
[edit] International Single of the Year
Winner: "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)", Pink Floyd
Other nominees:
- "Another One Bites the Dust", Queen
- "Funkytown", Lipps Inc.
- "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", Billy Joel
- "Rapper's Delight", Sugar Hill Gang
[edit] References
- "Juno nominations are announced", The Globe and Mail, 7 January 1981, pp. 15.
- "Tickets on sale for Juno awards", The Globe and Mail, 16 January 1981, pp. 17.
- "Injunction sought on Juno ballots", The Globe and Mail, 17 January 1981, pp. E9.
- "Briefly: More nominees for Juno awards", The Globe and Mail, 21 January 1981, pp. 17.
- "Juno wrangle settled", The Globe and Mail, 30 January 1981, pp. 15.
- McGrath, Paul. "Anne Murray sweeps the Junos - again", The Globe and Mail, 6 February 1981, pp. 17.
