About The Show
The Junos recognize excellence in the Canadian Music Industry by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Tune in to watch some of your favorite Canadian artists, with a few international stars mixed in.
Host: Burton Cummings
Date: April 1, 1980
City: Toronto, Ontario
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
New Kind of Feeling
- Trooper Flying Colours
- Trooper Hot Shots
- Rush Hemispheres
- Prism Armageddon
Best Album Graphics
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Winner:
The Wives Cigarettes - Segarini Good-Bye LA
Best Children's Album
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Winner:
Sharon, Lois & Bram Smorgasbord - Brenda & Paul Hoffert I Lost My Pet Lizard
- All the Performers of the Mariposa in the Schools Program Going Bananas
- Ernie Coombes Mr. Dress Up, For a Song
- Sandra Beech Chickery Chick
Best Classical Album Of The Year
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Winner:
Judy Loman, R. Murray Schafer The Crown of Ariadne - The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis The Nutcracker Suite
- Robert Aitken, Greta Kraus Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord No. 1,2,3
- Raffi Armenian, Maureen Forrester The Stratford Ensemble
- Kath Terrell, Jean MacPhail, Susan Gudgeon, Mary Lou Fallis, Chamber Orchestra, Robert Aitken Loving
Best Jazz Album
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Winner:
Ed Bickert, Don Thompson Sackville 4005 - Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass Again
- Oscar Peterson Night Child
- Michael Stewart, Keith Blackley Determination
- Jim Galloway Walking On Air
Best Selling International Single
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
Comedy Album Of The Year
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Winner:
Rich Little A Christmas Carol - Steve Ivings Steve's Record
- Nestor Pistor Nestor Pistor
- Eric Peterson Billy Bishop Goes to War
- Al Clouston Cinderelly
Composer Of The Year
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Winner:
Frank Mills Peter Piper - Trooper The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar
- Freddie James Everybody Get Up and Boogie
- Gino Soccio Dancer
- Trooper 3 Dressed Up as A 9
Country Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
- Carroll Baker
- Glory-Anne Carriere
- Iris Larratt
- Marie Bottrell
Country Group Or Duo Of The Year
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Winner:
The Good Brothers - Emeralds
- Carlton Showband
- The Mercey Brothers
- Family Brown
Country Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Murray McLauchlan - Ray Griff
- Eddie Eastman
- Wilf Carter
- Ronnie Prophet
Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
- Joni Mitchell
- Claudja Barry
- Lisa Dal Bello
- Carroll Baker
Folk Artist Of The Year
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Winner: Bruce Cockburn
- Valdy
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Joni Mitchell
- Murray McLauchlan
Group Of The Year
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Winner:
Trooper - Rush
- Max Webster
- April Wine
- Prism
Instrumental Artist(s) Of The Year
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Winner:
Frank Mills - Gino Soccio
- Hagood Hardy
- Liona Boyd
- Andre Gagnon
Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Burton Cummings
- Neil Young
- Bruce Cockburn
- Murray McLauchlan
- Gino Vannelli
Most Promising Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: France Joli
- Alma Faye Brooks
- Laura Vinson
- Nana McLean
- Karen Silver
Most Promising Group Of The Year
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Winner: Streetheart
- The Raes
- Minglewood Band
- Teaze
- F.M.
Most Promising Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Walter Rossi - Bryan Adams
- Richard Stepp
- Freddie James
- Gary Fjellgaard
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Prism Armageddon - Hellfield Night Music
- Saga Images at Twilight
- Wilson Pickett I Want You
- Domenic Troiano Fret Fever
Recording Engineer Of The Year
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Winner:
Paul Hoffert Concerto for Contemporary Violin - Hagood Hardy The Birdwalk
- Streetheart Under My Thumb
- April Wine Say Hello
- Max Webster Paradise Skies
- Karen Silver Hold On I'm Comin'
- Max Webster Let's Go on the Line
- Bill McCauley Riel Soundtrack
Single Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
I Just Fall in Love Again
- Streetheart Under My Thumb
- Martin Stevens Midnight Music
- Freddie James Get Up and Boogie
- Claudja Barry Boogie Woogy Dancin Shoes