Gold Leaf Awards of 1970
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| Gold Leaf Awards of 1970 | |
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| Date | 23 February 1970 |
| Venue | St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario |
| Hosted by | George Wilson |
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]
Winners
Winner: Andy Kim
Winner: Ginette Reno
Winner: The Guess Who
Winner: Tommy Hunter
Winner: Dianne Leigh
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian Industry Music Industry Man of the Year
Winner: Saul Holiff
Best Produced Single
Winner: "Which Way You Goin' Billy?", The Poppy Family
Best Produced Middle-of-the-Road Album
Winner: Which Way You Goin' Billy?, The Poppy Family
Best Overall Record Company
Winner: RCA Victor
Best Company for Canadian Content
Winner: Quality Records
Best Promotion of Canadian Artists
Winner: Capitol Records
References
- Citations
- ^ The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.
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- (no byline) (23 February 1970). "Kim, Reno, Lightfoot among award winners". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.
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