Gold Leaf Awards of 1970

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The Gold Leaf Awards of 1970,[1] which were the first Juno Awards, were founded by RPM Magazine to honour Canadian music industry achievements. The magazine had honoured musicians in the previous six years using a reader survey until this formal ceremony.

Gold Leaf Awards of 1970
Date23 February 1970
VenueSt. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byGeorge Wilson
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These awards were presented at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto on 23 February 1970. 250 people attended this inaugural awards ceremony, twice the number who were invited. Winners received walnut wood trophies that resembled metronomes. George Wilson of CFRB radio was master of ceremonies for these awards and for the subsequent Juno Awards ceremonies until 1974.[2]

Winners

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Top Male Singer

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Andy Kim

Top Female Vocalist

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Ginette Reno

Top Vocal Instrumental Group

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The Guess Who

Top Country Male Artist

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Tommy Hunter

Top Country Female Artist

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Dianne Leigh

Top Country Instrumental Vocal Group

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The Mercey Brothers

Top Folksinger (or Group)

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Gordon Lightfoot

Canadian Industry Music Industry Man of the Year

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Saul Holiff

Best Produced Single

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"Which Way You Goin' Billy?", The Poppy Family

Best Produced Middle-of-the-Road Album

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Which Way You Goin' Billy?, The Poppy Family

Top Record Company

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RCA Records

Top Canadian Content Company

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Quality Records

Top Record Company in Promotional Activities

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Capitol Records

Special RPM Radio Award For Community Activities

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CKLG Vancouver (Now CFOX-FM)

References

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Citations
  1. ^ "Past Nominees + Winners, 1970". junoawards.ca. The Juno Awards. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.
  • (no byline) (23 February 1970). "Kim, Reno, Lightfoot among award winners". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 13.
  • "Awards". Juno Awards. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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