Juno Awards of 1983
Juno Awards of 1983 | |
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Date | 5 April 1983 |
Venue | |
Hosted by | Burton Cummings, Alan Thicke |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | CBC |
The
Western Canadian artists have proven to be a major force in the music industry in the 1980s with 1983 Juno winners such as
Awards ceremony
The Juno ceremonies were broadcast as a two-hour special on
During their opening co-hosts Cummings and Thicke introduced the
Loverboy continued their winning streak by taking both the "Group of the Year" and "Album of the Year" awards for the second year in a row, this time for their sophomore effort Get Lucky. Other repeat winners for the same awards from the 1982 Juno's included Liona Boyd, Anne Murray and The Good Brothers.
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Nominees and winners
Similar to the 1981 Juno's, the category for "Best Comedy Album" was not awarded this year.
Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Carole Pope
Other nominees:
Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Bryan Adams
Other nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Lydia Taylor
Other nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Kim Mitchell
Other nominees:
- Lawrence Gowan
- David Roberts
- Leroy Sibbles
- David Wilcox
Group of the Year
Winner: Loverboy
Other nominees:
Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner:
Other nominees:
Composer of the Year
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Robert Buckley and David Sinclair, "Letting Go" by Straight Lines
- Paul Dean and Mike Reno, "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy
- Geoff Iwamoto and Michael Roth, "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto
- Neil Peart, "New World Man" by Rush
Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Anne Murray
Other nominees:
- Carroll Baker
- Marie Bottrell
- Cathy Chambers
- Laura Vinson
Country Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Eddie Eastman
Other nominees:
- Harold MacIntyre
- Lee Marlow
- Paul Weber
- Diamond Joe White
Country Group or Duo of the Year
Winner: The Good Brothers
Other nominees:
- Family Brown
- Garry Lee and Showdown
- Midnite Rodeo Band
- The Rovers
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Winner: Liona Boyd
Other nominees:
- All-Star Swing Band
- The Emeralds
- Frank Mills
- The Spitfire Band
Producer of the Year
Winner: Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, "Whatcha Gonna Do" and "Secret Information" by Chilliwack
Other nominees:
- Terry Brown, "Subdivisions" & "Chemistry" by Rush
- Bruce Fairbairn, "Worlds Away" & "She Controls Me" by Strange Advance
- Claire Lawrence, "You're Makin Me Nervous" & "The One and Only" by Shari Ulrich
- Peter Mann, "That Kind of Man" & "Prince of Darkness" by The Nylons
Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Gary Gray, Shaking the Foundations by Rough Trade
- Lindsay Kidd / Bob Rock, Worlds Away by Strange Advance
- Dave Slagter, Opus X by Chilliwack
- Paul Northfield, Power Play by April Wine
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner:
Nominated and winning albums
Album of the Year
Other nominees:
Best Album Graphics
Winner: Dean Motter, Metal on Metal by Anvil
Other nominees:
- Tom Powell, Streetheart by Streetheart
- Hugh Syme, One False Move by Harlequin
- Hugh Syme, Signals by Rush
- Scott Thornley, Raffi
Best Children's Album
Winner: When You Dream a Dream, Bob Schneider
Other nominees:
- Jim and Rosalie... At the Music Factory, Jim and Rosalie
- Junior Jug Band, Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley
- Valdy's Kids' Record, Valdy
- Wake Up Mr Dressup!, Ernie Coombs
Best Classical Album of the Year
Winner:
Other nominees:
- Haydn: The Six Last Sonatas - Glenn Gould
- Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, Rapsodie Espagnole, Alborada Del Gracioso - Montreal Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Charles Dutoit
- Stravinsky: The Firebird 1910 Version - Toronto Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama
- Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Salome's Dance, Death and Transfiguration - Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama
International Album of the Year
Winner: Business As Usual, Men at Work
Other nominees:
- 4, Foreigner
- Freeze Frame, The J. Geils Band
- Hooked on Classics, Louis Clark & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Physical, Olivia Newton-John
Best Jazz Album
Winner: I Didn't Know About You, Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon
Other nominees:
- Bells - Don Thompson and Rob Piltch
- Blues Tales in Time - Paul Cram
- Sometime in Another Life - Peter Leitch and George McFetridge
- Time Warp - Time Warp
Nominated and winning releases
Best Selling Single
Winner: "
Other nominees:
- "Letting Go", Straight Lines
- "New World Man", Rush
- "Working for the Weekend", Loverboy
- "Your Daddy Don't Know", Toronto
International Single of the Year
Winner: "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor
Other nominees:
- "Abracadabra", Steve Miller Band
- "Da Da Da", Trio
- "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- "Physical", Olivia Newton-John
References
- Lacey, Liam (3 March 1983). "Big rock acts dominate Junos". The Globe and Mail. p. 23.
- Lacey, Liam (2 April 1983). "Tip of the cap from a troubled trade". The Globe and Mail. p. 5.
- Lacey, Liam (6 April 1983). "Bands make Junos a West Coast affair". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.
- Canadian Press (18 October 1983). "1984 Juno Awards moved to December". The Globe and Mail. pp. E2.
Bibliography
- Krewen, Nick. (2010). Music from far and wide: Celebrating 40 years of the Juno Awards. Key Porter Books Limited, Toronto. ISBN 978-1-55470-339-5