Juno Awards of 1971

Juno Awards of 1971
Date22 February 1971
VenueSt. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byGeorge Wilson
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The Juno Awards of 1971 (Juno Award), representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 22 February 1971 in Toronto at a ceremony in the St. Lawrence Hall.[1] These would be the first awards to be formally titled the Junos as decided by RPM Magazine in 1970 following its first formal music awards event. George Wilson of CFRB radio was master of ceremonies for the awards for the second consecutive year.[2]

Atlantic Canadians were particularly successful at the awards in 1971, most notably producer Brian Ahern and artists Stompin' Tom Connors, Gene MacLellan and Anne Murray, prompting Murray to quip to the audience about the emergence of a "Maritime Mafia" in the Canadian music scene.[3][4] Connors would go on to win several more Junos before returning them in protest of the awards honoring Canadian musicians who primarily make their career outside of Canada.

  1. ^ "1971 Juno Awards". MetroLyrics. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ RPM (1980, pp. 9–10)
  3. ^ "Record industry honors Juneau as Man of the Year". Toronto Daily Star. 23 February 1971. p. 64.
  4. ^ "Murray and Juneau among Juno winners". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 23 February 1971. p. 12.