The Juno Awards of 1972, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 28 February 1972 in Toronto at a ceremony in a ballroom at the Inn on the Park hotel. The Juno Awards are awards of achievement presented to Canadian musical artists and bands. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Inn on the Park was a luxury hotel that once graced the hill overlooking Leslie Street and Eglinton Avenue in North York, Ontario. ...

Interest in these music awards was gaining rapidly as attendance of approximately 1000 was expected this year.

Roughly 3000 subscribers of RPM Magazine completed a survey which determined the winners of this year's awards. Most awards are determined by the poll, except for the songwriting category which was chosen by RPM editor Walt Grealis.

Nominees and winners

Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Anne Murray The Juno Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2002 for the best Artist (musician) in Canada. ... Anne Murray CC, ONS (born Morna Anne Murray June 20, 1945 in Springhill, Nova Scotia), is a Canadian singer known for her rich alto voice and songs that appeal to pop, country and adult contemporary listeners alike. ...

Outstanding Performance - Female

Winner: Ginette Reno The Juno Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2002 for the best Artist (musician) in Canada. ... Ginette Reno (née Raynault) (born April 28, 1946) is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. ...

Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Gordon Lightfoot The Juno Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2002 for the best Artist (musician) in Canada. ... Lightfoot in 1975, on the cover of Gords Gold Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ...

Outstanding Performance - Male

Winner: Joey Gregorash The Juno Award for Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2002 for the best Artist (musician) in Canada. ... Joey Gregorash was a rock musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba who became the first solo Manitoba act to win a Juno Award in 1971. ...

Best Group

Winner: The Stampeders The Juno Award for best Group of the Year has been awarded since 1970 to the best group (band) in Canada. ... The Stampeders were a 1970s Canadian rock band, consisting of Rich Dodson, Ronnie King, and Kim Berly. ...

Outstanding Performance - Group

Winner: Lighthouse The Juno Award for best Group of the Year has been awarded since 1970 to the best group (band) in Canada. ... Lighthouse is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 in Toronto which included horns, string instruments and vibraphone. ...

Best Songwriter

Winner: Rich Dodson // Winnners Best Songwriter (1971 - 1974) 1971 - Gene MacLellan (Special Award Canadian Composer) 1972 - Rich Dodson 1973 - Gordon Lightfoot 1974 - Murray McLauchlan Composer of the Year (1975 - 1990) 1975 - Paul Anka 1976 - Hagood Hardy, The Homecoming 1977 - Gordon Lightfoot, Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald 1978 - Dan Hill (Co-composer), Sometimes When...

Best Country Female Artist

Winner: Myrna Lorrie // Winnners Best Country Male Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Tommy Hunter 1971 - Stompin Tom Connors 1972 - Stompin Tom Connors 1973 - Stompin Tom Connors 1974 - Stompin Tom Connors Best Country Female Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Dianne Leigh 1971 - Myrna Lorrie 1972 - Myrna Lorrie 1973 - Shirley Eikhard 1974 - Shirley Eikhard Best Country Group...

Best Country Male Artist

Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors // Winnners Best Country Male Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Tommy Hunter 1971 - Stompin Tom Connors 1972 - Stompin Tom Connors 1973 - Stompin Tom Connors 1974 - Stompin Tom Connors Best Country Female Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Dianne Leigh 1971 - Myrna Lorrie 1972 - Myrna Lorrie 1973 - Shirley Eikhard 1974 - Shirley Eikhard Best Country Group... Charles Thomas Stompin Tom Connors OC (born February 9, 1936) is one of Canadas most prolific and well-known folk singers. ...

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: The Mercey Brothers // Winnners Best Country Male Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Tommy Hunter 1971 - Stompin Tom Connors 1972 - Stompin Tom Connors 1973 - Stompin Tom Connors 1974 - Stompin Tom Connors Best Country Female Artist (1970 - 1974) 1970 - Dianne Leigh 1971 - Myrna Lorrie 1972 - Myrna Lorrie 1973 - Shirley Eikhard 1974 - Shirley Eikhard Best Country Group...

Folk Singer of the Year

Winner: Bruce Cockburn // Winnners Top Folk Singer (1971 - 1971) 1971 - Bruce Cockburn Folksinger of the Year (1972 - 1979) 1972 - Bruce Cockburn 1973 - Bruce Cockburn 1974 - Gordon Lightfoot 1975 - Gordon Lightfoot 1976 - Gordon Lightfoot 1977 - Gordon Lightfoot 1978 - Gordon Lightfoot 1979 - Murray McLauchlan Folk Artist of the Year (1980 - 1982) 1980 - Bruce Cockburn 1981... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

• Batten, Jack. "Everybody sneered at Grealis, but Juno is suddenly respectable", The Globe and Mail, 26 February 1972, pp. 27.

The Globe and Mail is a large English language national newspaper based in Toronto, Canada, and printed in seven cities across Canada. ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

External link

• Juno Awards site