Date 29 March 1978 Network CBC | Hosted by David Steinberg | |
Venue Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario | ||
The Juno Awards of 1978, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second consecutive year by David Steinberg at the Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre. A 2-hour broadcast of the ceremonies was available nationally on CBC Television. 1500 people were present at the ceremonies.
Contents
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
- Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
- Group of the Year
- Most Promising Group of the Year
- Composer of the Year
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year
- Country Group or Duo of the Year
- Folk Singer of the Year
- Instrumental Artist of the Year
- Producer of the Year single
- Producer of the Year album
- Recording Engineer of the Year
- Canadian Music Hall of Fame
- Best Selling Album
- Best Album Graphics
- Best Classical Album of the Year
- Best Selling International Album
- Best Jazz Album
- Best Selling Single
- Best Selling International Single
- References
At a news conference following the awards, on 31 March 1978, Stompin' Tom Connors announced he would return his Juno trophies to awards organiser CARAS as a protest against rewarding "Juno jumpers" or artists who do not maintain a residence or presence in Canada. Connors earlier withdrew his nomination as Country Male Vocalist of the Year.
Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Patsy Gallant
Other nominees:
Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Dan Hill
Other nominees:
Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Lisa Dalbello
Other nominees:
Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: David Bradstreet
Other nominees:
Group of the Year
Winner: Rush
Other nominees:
Most Promising Group of the Year
Winner: Hometown Band
Composer of the Year
Winner: Dan Hill (Co-composer), "Sometimes When We Touch"
Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Carroll Baker
Other nominees:
Country Male Vocalist of the Year
Winner: Ronnie Prophet
Other nominees:
Multiple Juno winner Stompin' Tom Connors withdrew his nomination to protest Junos given to expatriate Canadians.(Green and King, CanadianEncyclopedia.ca)
Country Group or Duo of the Year
Winner: The Good Brothers
Folk Singer of the Year
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
Other nominees:
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Winner: André Gagnon
Other nominees:
Producer of the Year (single)
Winner: Matthew McCauley/Fred Mollin, "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill
Producer of the Year (album)
Winner: Matthew McCauley/Fred Mollin, Longer Fuse by Dan Hill
Recording Engineer of the Year
Winner:(tie)
Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winners:
Best Selling Album
Winner: Longer Fuse, Dan Hill
Other nominees:
Best Album Graphics
Winner: Dave Anderson (Canadian musician), Short Turn by Short Turn
Best Classical Album of the Year
Winner: Three Borodin Symphonies, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Best Selling International Album
Winner: Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
Best Jazz Album
Winner: Big Band Jazz, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
Best Selling Single
Winner: "Sugar Daddy", Patsy Gallant
Other nominees:
Best Selling International Single
Winner: "When I Need You", Leo Sayer