Juno Awards of 1974
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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.
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.
[edit] Nominees and winners
[edit] Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Anne Murray
[edit] Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Terry Jacks
[edit] Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Cathy Young
[edit] Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Ian Thomas
[edit] Best Group
Winner: Lighthouse
[edit] Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
[edit] Best Songwriter
Winner: Murray McLauchlan
[edit] Best Country Female Artist
Winner: Shirley Eikhard
[edit] Best Country Male Artist
Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors
[edit] Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
[edit] Folk Singer of the Year
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
[edit] Best Independent Record Company of the Year
Winner: True North Records
[edit] Nominated and winning albums
[edit] Contemporary Album of the Year
Winner: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
[edit] Pop Music Album of the Year
Winner: Danny's Song, Anne Murray
[edit] Country Album of the Year
Winner: To It And At It, Stompin' Tom Connors
[edit] Folk Album of the Year
Winner: Old Dan's Records, Gordon Lightfoot
[edit] Nominated and winning releases
[edit] Best Single (Contemporary or Pop)
Winner: "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks
[edit] Best Single (Country and Folk)
Winner: "Farmer's Song", Murray McLauchlan
[edit] References
- Martin, Robert. "A new set of awards for Canadian music industry", The Globe and Mail, 27 January 1974, pp. 13.
- "Maple awards fizzle", The Globe and Mail, 26 February 1974, pp. 13.
- Batten, Jack. "Some surprises in Juno awards", The Globe and Mail, 26 March 1974, pp. 15.
