Juno Awards of 1983
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The Juno Awards of 1983, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 April 1983 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings and Alan Thicke at the Harbour Castle Hilton Metropolitan Ballroom.
The Juno ceremonies were broadcast as a two-hour special on CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. Interest in the telecast was growing substantially, with 3.2 million viewers in 1982, and 4.4 million for this year's edition.
Western Canadian artists have proven to be a major force in the music industry in the 1980s with 1983 Juno winners such as Bryan Adams, Loverboy and the Payola$.
[edit] Nominees and winners
[edit] Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Carole Pope
Other nominees:
- Jessie Burns
- Joni Mitchell
- Anne Murray
- Shari Ulrich
[edit] Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Bryan Adams
Other nominees:
[edit] Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Lydia Taylor
Other nominees:
- Lee Aaron
- Terry Crawford
- Luba
- Mary Lu Zahalan
[edit] Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other nominees:
- Lawrence Gowan
- David Roberts
- Leroy Sibbles
- David Wilcox
[edit] Group of the Year
Winner: Loverboy
Other nominees:
[edit] Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Payola$
Other nominees:
- Doug and the Slugs
- Headpins
- The Spoons
- Strange Advance
[edit] Composer of the Year
Winner: Bob Rock and Paul Hyde, "Eyes Of A Stranger" by the Payola$
Other nominees:
- Robert Buckley and David Sinclair, "Letting Go" by Straight Lines
- Paul Dean and Mike Reno, "Working For the Weekend" by Loverboy
- Geoff Iwamoto and Michael Roth, "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto
- Neil Peart, "New World Man" by Rush
[edit] Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
- Carroll Baker
- Marie Bottrell
- Cathy Chambers
- Laura Vinson
[edit] Country Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Eddie Eastman
Other nominees:
- Harold MacIntyre
- Lee Marlow
- Paul Weber
- Diamond Joe White
[edit] Country Group or Duo of the Year
Winner: The Good Brothers
Other nominees:
- Family Brown
- Garry Lee and Showdown
- Midnite Rodeo Band
- The Rovers
[edit] Instrumental Artist of the Year
Winner: Liona Boyd
Other nominees:
- All-Star Swing Band
- The Emeralds
- Frank Mills
- The Spitfire Band
[edit] Producer of the Year
Winner: Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, Whatcha Gonna Do and Secret Information by Chilliwack
[edit] Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner: Bob Rock, No Stranger To Danger by the Payola$
[edit] Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Glenn Gould (posthumous)
[edit] Nominated and winning albums
[edit] Album of the Year
Other nominees:
- Aldo Nova, Aldo Nova
- Christmas Wishes, Anne Murray
- Signals, Rush
- Turn it Loud, Headpins
[edit] Best Album Graphics
Winner: Metal On Metal, Dean Motter
[edit] Best Children's Album
Winner: When You Dream A Dream, Bob Schneider
Other nominees:
- Jim and Rosalie... At the Music Factory, Jim and Rosalie
- Junior Jug Band, Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley
- Valdy's Kids' Record, Valdy
- Wake Up Mr Dressup!, Ernie Coombs
[edit] Best Classical Album of the Year
Winner: Bach: The Goldenberg Variations, Glenn Gould
[edit] International Album of the Year
Winner: Business As Usual, Men At Work
Other nominees:
- 4, Foreigner
- Freeze Frame, J. Geils Band
- Hooked on Classics, Louis Clark and the London Symphony Orchestra
- Physical, Olivia Newton-John
[edit] Best Jazz Album
Winner: I Didn't Know About You, Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon
[edit] Nominated and winning releases
[edit] Best Selling Single
Winner: "Eyes Of A Stranger", Payola$
Other nominees:
- "Letting Go", Straight Lines
- "New World Man", Rush
- "Working For the Weekend", Loverboy
- "Your Daddy Don't Know", Toronto
[edit] International Single of the Year
Winner: "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor
Other nominees:
- "Abracadabra", Steve Miller Band
- "Da Da Da", Trio
- "I Love Rock 'n Roll", Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- "Physical", Olivia Newton-John
[edit] References
- Lacey, Liam. "Big rock acts dominate Junos", The Globe and Mail, 3 March 1983, pp. 23.
- Lacey, Liam. "Tip of the cap from a troubled trade", The Globe and Mail, 2 April 1983, pp. 5.
- Lacey, Liam. "Bands make Junos a West Coast affair", The Globe and Mail, 6 April 1983, pp. 13.
- Canadian Press. "1984 Juno Awards moved to December", The Globe and Mail, 18 October 1983, pp. E2.
