Gold Leaf Awards of 1970
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| Gold Leaf Awards of 1970 | |
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| Date | 23 February 1970 |
| City | Toronto, Ontario |
| Venue | St. Lawrence Hall |
| Host | George Wilson |
| • Juno Awards • 1971 > | |
The Gold Leaf Awards of 1970, which were the first Juno Awards, were founded by RPM Magazine to honour Canadian music industry achievements. The magazine had honoured musicians in the previous six years using a reader survey until this formal ceremony.
These awards were presented at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto on 23 February 1970. 250 people attended this inaugural awards ceremony, twice the number who were invited. Winners received walnut wood trophies that resembled metronomes. George Wilson of CFRB radio was master of ceremonies for these awards and for the subsequent Juno Awards ceremonies until 1974.[1]
[edit] Winners
[edit] Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Andy Kim
[edit] Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Ginette Reno
[edit] Best Group
Winner: The Guess Who
[edit] Best Country Male Artist
Winner: Tommy Hunter
[edit] Best Country Female Artist
Winner: Dianne Leigh
[edit] Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
[edit] Best Folk Artist
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
[edit] Best Produced Single
Winner: "Which Way You Goin' Billy?", The Poppy Family
[edit] Best Produced Middle-of-the-Road Album
Winner: Which Way You Goin' Billy?, The Poppy Family
[edit] Best Overall Record Company
Winner: RCA Victor
[edit] Best Company for Canadian Content
Winner: Quality Records
[edit] Best Promotion of Canadian Artists
Winner: Capitol Records
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.
[edit] General
- (no byline) (23 February 1970). "Kim, Reno, Lightfoot among award winners". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.
[edit] External links
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