Juno Awards of 1972 | |
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Date | 28 February 1972 |
Venue | Inn on the Park, Toronto, Ontario |
Hosted by | George Wilson |
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 at the Inn on the Park hotel's Centennial Ballroom.
Interest in these music awards was gaining rapidly as approximately 1000 attended the ceremonies, compared to 250 in 1970. George Wilson of CFRB radio was again the master of ceremonies for the awards.
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.
Winner: Anne Murray
Winner: Ginette Reno
Winner: Gordon Lightfoot
Winner: Joey Gregorash
Winner: The Stampeders
Winner: Lighthouse
Winner: Rich Dodson
Winner: Myrna Lorrie
Winner: Stompin' Tom Connors
Winner: The Mercey Brothers
Winner: Bruce Cockburn
Winner: Mel Shaw
Winner: Ritchie Yorke