Juno Awards of 1977

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Juno Awards of 1977
Date16 March 1977
Venue Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted by David Steinberg
Television/radio coverage
Network CBC
  1976  · Juno Awards ·  1978  

The Juno Awards of 1977, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 16 March 1977 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by David Steinberg at the Royal York Hotel. The ceremonies were broadcast on a 2-hour CBC Television special. Oddly, a US band, Heart, won a Juno for best Canadian band

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Classical and jazz categories were introduced this year.

Nominees and winners

Male Vocalist of the Year Female Vocalist of the Year
Most Promising Male Vocalist Most Promising Female Vocalist
Country Male Vocalist of the Year Country Female Vocalist of the Year
Group of the Year Most Promising Group of the Year
Country Group or Duo of the Year Folk Singer of the Year
Instrumental Artist of the Year Composer of the Year
Producer of the Year Recording Engineer of the Year

Nominated and winning albums

Best Selling Album

Winner:Neiges, André Gagnon

Best Album Graphics

Winner: Michael Bownes], Ian Tamblyn by Ian Tamblyn

Best Classical Album of the Year

Winner:Beethoven - Vols. 1,2,&3, Anton Kuerti

Other nominees:

Best Selling International Album

Winner: Frampton Comes Alive , Peter Frampton

Best Jazz Album

Winner: The Atlantic Suite, Phil Nimmons - Nimmons 'N Nine Plus Six

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: "Roxy Roller", Sweeney Todd

Best Selling International Single

Winner: "I Love to Love", Tina Charles

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