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Juno Awards of 1991

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Date
  
3 March 1991

Network
  
CBC

Hosted by
  
Paul Shaffer

Venue
  
Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia

The Juno Awards of 1991, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 3 March 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Paul Shaffer was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television.

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This was the first time the award ceremonies were hosted away from Toronto. A category for rap music also made its debut at these 1991 awards.

Canadian Entertainer of the Year

Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:

  • The Jeff Healey Band
  • Colin James
  • Kim Mitchell
  • Alannah Myles

    • Best Female Vocalist

    Winner: Celine Dion

    Other Nominees:

  • Lee Aaron
  • Rita MacNeil
  • Anne Murray
  • Candy Pennella

    • Best Male Vocalist

    Winner: Colin James

    Other Nominees:

  • Gowan
  • Paul Janz
  • Maestro Fresh-Wes
  • Neil Young

    • Most Promising Female Vocalist

    Winner: Sue Medley

    Other Nominees:

  • Jane Child
  • Holly Cole
  • Patricia Conroy
  • Mae Moore
  • Lorraine Segato

    • Most Promising Male Vocalist

    Winner: Andy Curran

    Other Nominees:

  • Danny Brooks
  • John James
  • Kenny MacLean
  • Francis Martin
  • Bob Wiseman

    • Group of the Year

    Winner: Blue Rodeo

    Other Nominees:

  • Cowboy Junkies
  • The Jeff Healey Band
  • The Northern Pikes
  • Rush

    • Most Promising Group

    Winner: Leslie Spit Treeo

    Other Nominees:

  • Bootsauce
  • Crash Vegas
  • National Velvet
  • Spirit of the West

    • Songwriter of the Year

    Winner: David Tyson

    Other Nominees:

  • Jane Child
  • Leonard Cohen
  • Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor
  • Daniel Lanois
  • Eddie Schwartz

    • Best Country Female Vocalist

    Winner: Rita MacNeil

    Other Nominees:

  • Carroll Baker
  • Patricia Conroy
  • Anne Murray
  • Michelle Wright

    • Best Country Male Vocalist

    Winner: George Fox

    Other Nominees:

  • Tommy Hunter
  • David Hutchins
  • Larry Mercey
  • Tim Taylor

    • Best Country Group or Duo

    Winner: Prairie Oyster

    Other Nominees:

  • The Good Brothers
  • Colleen Peterson and Gilles Godard
  • Kimberley Richards and J.K. Gulley
  • Sylvia Tyson and Tom Russell

    • Best Instrumental Artist

    Winner: Ofra Harnoy

    Other Nominees:

  • Exchange
  • Michael Jones
  • Moe Koffman
  • Ian Tamblyn

    • International Entertainer of the Year

    Winner: The Rolling Stones

    Other Nominees:

  • Aerosmith
  • Phil Collins
  • Madonna
  • Sinéad O'Connor

    • Best Producer

    Winner: David Tyson, Baby, It's Tonight; Don't Hold Back Your Love;

    Other Nominees:

  • Jane Child
  • Bruce Fairbairn
  • David Foster
  • Declan O'Doherty
  • Gino Vannelli and Joe Vannelli

    • Best Recording Engineer

    Winner: Gino/Joe Vannelli, The Time Of Day; Sunset On LA

    Other Nominees:

  • Kevin Doyle
  • Noel Golden
  • Tom Henderson and Peter Moore
  • Fraser Hill and Rick Hutt
  • Mike Jones

    • Canadian Music Hall of Fame

    Winner: Leonard Cohen

    Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

    Winner: Mel Shaw, CARAS founder

    Best Album

    Winner: Unison, Celine Dion

    Other Nominees:

  • Bodyrock, Lee Aaron
  • Les B.B., Les B.B.
  • Hell to Pay, The Jeff Healey Band
  • Home I'll Be, Rita MacNeil

    • Best Children's Album

    Winner: Mozart's Magic Fantasy, Susan Hammond

    Other Nominees:

  • Une voix pour les enfants (A Voice for the Children), Carmen Campagne
  • Yes I Can, Sandra Beech
  • The Season - A Family Christmas Celebration, Fred Penner
  • Sing A to Z, Sharon, Lois and Bram

    • Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

    Winner: R. Murray Schafer: Five String Quartets, The Orford String Quartet

    Other Nominees:

  • Beethoven: 15 Variations and Fugue and Other Works, Louis Lortie
  • Beethoven Quartets Volume II, IV, V, The Orford String Quartet
  • Mozart Piano Quartets, Jane Coop and members of The Orford String Quartet
  • 20th Century Guitar Works, Norbert Kraft

    • Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

    Winner: Dubussy: Images, Nocturnes, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit

    Other Nominees:

  • Debussy la mer, Jeux, Prélude a l'apres-midi d'un faune, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, conductor Charles Dutoit
  • Music on Hebrew Themes, I Musici de Montréal Chamber Orchestra, conductor Yull Turovsky
  • Ravel Piano Concertos, Louis Lortie piano and London Symphony Orchestra
  • Schumann Symphony No. 3 and Konzerstuck, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mario Bernardi
  • Zelenka Missa del Filii, Tafelmusik Orchestra

    • Best Album Design

    Winner: Robert Lebeuf, Sue Medley by Sue Medley

    Other Nominees:

  • François Blais, Motion by Motion
  • John W. Stewart, The Brown Album by Bootsauce
  • Hugh Syme, Snow in June by The Northern Pikes
  • Hugh Syme, Oceanview Motel by Mae Moore

    • International Album of the Year

    Winner: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, MC Hammer

    Other Nominees:

  • AC/DC, The Razors Edge
  • Phil Collins, ...But Seriously
  • New Kids on the Block, Step by Step
  • Sinéad O'Connor, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

    • Best Jazz Album

    Winner: Two Sides, Mike Murley

    Other Nominees:

  • The Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra, Dave McMurdo
  • Oscar Peterson Live, Oscar Peterson
  • Renee Rosnes, Renee Rosnes
  • Time Warp Live at George's Jazz Room, Time Warp

    • Best Hard Rock/Metal Album

    Winner: Presto, Rush

    Other Nominees:

  • Andy Curran, Andy Curran
  • Bodyrock, Lee Aaron
  • Dirty Weapons, Killer Dwarfs
  • Nothingface, Voivod

    • Best Roots or Traditional Album

    Winner: Dance and Celebrate by Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod

    Other Nominees:

  • Acoustic Blues, Jackson Delta Blues Band
  • Jubilation III - Glory Train, Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir
  • One Job Town, Grievous Angels
  • Weather Out the Storm, Figgy Duff

    • Single of the Year

    Winner: "Just Came Back", Colin James

    Other Nominees:

  • "Let Your Backbone Slide", Maestro Fresh-Wes
  • "More Than Words Can Say", Alias
  • "She Ain't Pretty", The Northern Pikes
  • "So Listen", MCJ and Cool G

    • Best Classical Composition

    Winner: String Quartet No.5 - 'Rosalind', R. Murray Schafer

    Other Nominees:

  • Aviravirmayedhi, Glenn Buhr
  • Cappriccio-Concertante, Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté
  • Chaconne, Michael Colgrass
  • La Cri de Merlin, R. Murray Schafer

    • Best Dance Recording

    Winner: "Don't Wanna Fall In Love" (Knife Feel Good Mix), Jane Child

    Other Nominees:

  • The World Keeps on Turning, Candi & The Backbeat
  • Unison, Celine Dion
  • I Wanna Know, John James
  • Puss 'n Boots (These Boots are Made for Walkin', Kon Kan

    • International Single of the Year

    Winner: "Vogue", Madonna

    Other Nominees:

  • "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", Soul II Soul
  • "Lambada", Kaoma
  • "Step by Step", New Kids on the Block
  • "Unskinny Bop", Poison

    • Best R&B/Soul Recording

    Winner: Dance To The Music (Work Your Body), Simply Majestic featuring B. Kool

    Other Nominees:

  • Can't Repress the Cause, Dance Appeal
  • So Listen, MCJ and Cool G.
  • Jamaican Funk, Michie Mee and L.A. Luv
  • Take Me Like I Am, Spunkadelic

    • Rap Recording of the Year

    Winner: Symphony in Effect by Maestro Fresh-Wes

    Other Nominees:

  • Dance to the Music, Simply Majestic with B. Kool
  • So Listen, MCJ and Cool G
  • Take Me Like I Am, Spunkadelic
  • Wash Your Face in My Sink, Dream Warriors

    • Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

    Winner: Soldiers We Are All, Jayson & Friends

    Other Nominees:

  • Broken Arrow, Mojah
  • Eyes Like Fire, Leroy Sibbles
  • Rock and Sway, Messenjah
  • Wild Jockey, Jackie Mittoo

    • Best Video

    Winner: Joel Goldberg, "Drop The Needle" by Maestro Fresh-Wes

    Other Nominees:

  • Don Allan, "I Am a Wild Party" by Kim Mitchell
  • Don Allan, "I Wanna Know" by John James
  • Ron Berti, "She Ain't Pretty" by The Northern Pikes
  • Joel Goldberg, "Let Your Backbone Slide" by Maestro Fresh-Wes

    • References

    Juno Awards of 1991 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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