Juno Awards of 1975

Juno Awards of 1975
Date	24 March 1975
Venue	Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by	Paul Anka
Television/radio coverage
Network	CBC

The Juno Awards of 1975, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 24 March 1975 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Canadian National Exhibition. Paul Anka was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast for the first time. Canadians were able to watch the event on CBC Television from 10pm Eastern Time.

Stompin' Tom Connors, Susan Jacks, Terry Jacks, Andy Kim, Anne Murray, and The Stampeders appeared at the ceremonies.

With the move to television, control over the Junos shifted from Walt Grealis' RPM Magazine to the new Canadian Music Awards Association. Grealis was now in an advisory role for the Junos, and according to The Globe and Mail, his founding role was not acknowledged during the Junos broadcast.

Nominees and winners

Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:

• Alexis Radlin
• Patsy Gallant
• Susan Jacks
• Cathy Young

Male Vocalist

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Suzanne Stevens

• Alexis Radlin
• Charity Brown
• Debbie Fleming

Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Gino Vannelli

• Bill King
• Justin Paige
• Keath Barrie
• Paul Hann

Group of the Year

Winner: Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Most Promising Group of the Year

• Rush
• Beau Dommage
• Greaseball Boogie Band
• Mahogany Rush
• Ville Émard Blues Band

Composer of the Year

Winner: Paul Anka

Country Female Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Anne Murray

Country Male Vocalist of the Year

Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors

Country Group or Duo of the Year

Winner: Carlton Showband

Folk Singer of the Year

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot

Producer of the Year

Winner: Randy Bachman

Nominated and winning albums

Best Selling Album

Winner: Not Fragile, Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Best Album Graphics

Winner: Bart Schoales, Night Vision by Bruce Cockburn

Best Selling International Album

Winner: Band on the Run, Paul McCartney

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: "Seasons in the Sun", Terry Jacks

• Paul Anka, "You're Having My Baby"
• Bachman–Turner Overdrive, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
• Andy Kim, "Rock Me Gently"
• Wednesday, "Last Kiss"

Best Selling International Single

Winner: "The Night Chicago Died", Paper Lace

References

• Martin, Robert (8 March 1975). "Trying to make the public take the Juno to its heart". The Globe and Mail. p. 26.
• Kirby, Blaik (25 March 1975). "Junos for Murray, Lightfoot and little hope for quality". The Globe and Mail. p. 14.

External links

• Juno Awards site