Juno Awards of 1982


The Juno Awards of 1982, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 14 April 1982 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre in the Grand Metropolitan Ballroom.
The biggest winner this year was Loverboy with a record six awards in various categories including Group, Album and Single of the Year. To date this record number of wins in a single Juno year still stands.

Awards ceremony

The original plan for the 1982 ceremonies was to have David Steinberg in Toronto, while Burton Cummings would co-host the broadcast live from the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, British Columbia. Juno organisers CARAS cancelled that plan on 15 February citing fears of "fragmentation" of the ceremonies with a dual city hosting approach. This resulted in some talk of hosting the Junos in Vancouver for 1983 but this would not be accomplished until 1991.
CARAS scheduled a music industry conference with guest speakers author Alvin Toffler and producer Bob Ezrin prior to the Juno awards event in an attempt to expand on the occasion. This was cancelled due to lack of advance registrations but this situation did not affect plans for the Juno ceremonies themselves.
Tickets to the ceremonies were priced at $115 for people who were not members of Juno organisers CARAS, and $85 for members. All tickets to the ceremonies were reportedly sold.
Performers during the show included Rough Trade, Liona Boyd, Ronnie Hawkins and B.B. Gabor. The comedic duo of Bob and Doug McKenzie presented the awards for "Most Promising Male Vocalist", "Most Promising Female Vocalist" and "Group of the Year".
When Eddie Schwartz went to the podium to give his acceptance speech for the "Most Promising Male Vocalist" award he took a big drink of beer on live TV. Afterwards two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers approached Schwartz and reprimanded him, telling him that was illegal before finally releasing him back into the show.
A clean cut Neil Young dressed in a tuxedo accepted his "Canadian Music Hall of Fame" award with a very short speech acknowledging his family and that he was "proud to be a Canadian". He would expand on his thoughts on the award and the current state of the Canadian music scene in a post-Juno Awards show broadcast on CBC following the main ceremonies.
The Juno Awards television broadcast on CBC set a new record with an estimated 2,170,000 viewers.

Nominees and winners

Most nominations were announced 28 February 1982, with certain nominations in classical, jazz and album graphics categories announced 12 March 1982.
Performers Raffi and Sharon, Lois & Bram did not enter their albums for the Juno children's category, as they felt the Junos were about popularity rather than artistry.
Anne Murray continued her streak of absence despite winning two prime awards again this year.
A tie was issued this year for the "Recording Engineer of the Year" award, and Rush was nominated twice in the "Best Album Graphics" category for two of their albums.

Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:

Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Artist of the Year">Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Other nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Shari Ulrich
Other nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for New Artist of the Year">Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Eddie Schwartz
Other nominees:

Group of the Year">Juno Award for Group of the Year">Group of the Year

Winner: Loverboy
Other nominees:

Most Promising Group of the Year">Juno Award for New Group of the Year">Most Promising Group of the Year

Winner: Saga
Other nominees:

Composer of the Year">Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year">Composer of the Year

Winner: Mike Reno and Paul Dean, "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy
Other nominees:

Country Female Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:

Country Male Vocalist of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Ronnie Hawkins
Other nominees:
  • Terry Carlisse
  • Wilf Carter
  • Harold MacIntyre
  • Lee Marlow

Country Group or Duo of the Year">Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year">Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner: The Good Brothers
Other nominees:

[Juno Award for [Folk Artist of the Year|Folk Artist of the Year]]

Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Other nominees:

[Juno Award for [Instrumental Album of the Year|Instrumental Artist of the Year]]

Winner: Liona Boyd
Other nominees:

[Jack Richardson [Producer of the Year Award|Producer of the Year]]

Winner: Paul Dean / Bruce Fairbairn, "Working for the Weekend" and "When It's Over" by Loverboy
Other nominees:

Recording Engineer of the Year">Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year">Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner :
Other nominees:

[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]

Winner: Neil Young

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year">Juno Award for Album of the Year">Album of the Year

Winner: Loverboy, Loverboy
Other nominees:Exit...Stage Left, RushThe Great White North, Bob and Doug McKenzieMoving Pictures, RushThe Nature of the Beast, April Wine

Best Album Graphics">Juno Award for CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year">Best Album Graphics

Winner: Hugh Syme and Deborah Samuel, Moving Pictures by Rush
Other nominees:

[Juno Award for [Children's Album of the Year|Best Children's Album]]

Winner: Inch By Inch, Sandra Beech
Other nominees:Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Camping in Canada The Cats - Getting Ready for Christmas, The Children's Hour Productions OrchestraListen to the Children, Bob Schneider The Polka Dot Pony, Fred Penner

[Juno Award for Classical [Album of the Year - Solo or Chamber Ensemble|Best Classical Album of the Year]]

Winner: Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe , Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit Conductor
Other nominees:Mozart's Serenade for 12 Winds and Double Bass, Toronto Chamber WindsRodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez and Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit - ConductorRossini-Respighi's La Boutique Fantastique, Toronto Symphony OrchestraYork Winds, York Winds

International Album of the Year">Juno Award for International Album of the Year">International Album of the Year

Winner: Double Fantasy, John Lennon
Other nominees:Crimes of Passion, Pat BenatarGuilty, Barbra StreisandHi Infidelity, REO SpeedwagonStars on Long Play, Stars on 45

Best Jazz Album">Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year">Best Jazz Album

Winner: The Brass Connection, The Brass Connection
Other nominees:Au Privave, Wray Downes and Dave YoungClear Vision, Joe SealyJump Street, Peter LeitchLive in Digital, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass

Comedy Album of the Year">Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year">Comedy Album of the Year

Winner: The Great White North, Bob & Doug McKenzie
Other nominees:An Evening With Stephen Leacock, John StarkCharlie Farquharson's Bible Stories, Don HarronIt's Not the Heat, It's the Humility, Ted Woloshyn

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: "Turn Me Loose", Loverboy
Other nominees:

International Single of the Year">Juno Award for Best Selling Single">International Single of the Year

Winner: "Bette Davis Eyes", Kim Carnes
Other nominees: