Gold Leaf Awards of 1970

Gold Leaf Awards of 1970
Date	23 February 1970
Venue	St. Lawrence Hall, Toronto, Ontario
Host	George Wilson

The Gold Leaf Awards of 1970, which were the first Juno Awards, were founded by RPM Magazine to honour Canadian music industry achievements. The magazine had honoured musicians in the previous six years using a reader survey until this formal ceremony.

These awards were presented at St. Lawrence Hall in Toronto on 23 February 1970. 250 people attended this inaugural awards ceremony, twice the number who were invited. Winners received walnut wood trophies that resembled metronomes. George Wilson of CFRB radio was master of ceremonies for these awards and for the subsequent Juno Awards ceremonies until 1974.^[1]

Best Produced Single

Winner: "Which Way You Goin' Billy?", The Poppy Family

Best Produced Middle-of-the-Road Album

Winner: Which Way You Goin' Billy?, The Poppy Family

Best Overall Record Company

Winner: RCA Victor

Best Company for Canadian Content

Winner: Quality Records

Best Promotion of Canadian Artists

Winner: Capitol Records

References

Citations

↑ The Juno awards : tenth anniversary special issue. RPM Publications. 1980. pp. 9–10.

(no byline) (23 February 1970). "Kim, Reno, Lightfoot among award winners". The Globe and Mail. p. 13.

External links

Juno Awards official site
Library and Archives Canada: "The RPM Story"
AV Trust: "The RPM Legacy"

Juno Awards

Awards to individuals	Artist of the Year Fan Choice Group of the Year Breakthrough Artist of the Year Breakthrough Group of the Year Producer Recording Engineer Songwriter

Awards for recordings	Album of the Year Aboriginal Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's CCM/Gospel Classical Composition Classical - Large Ensemble Classical - Solo or Chamber Ensemble Classical - Vocal or Choral Performance Country Dance Electronic Francophone Instrumental International Jazz - Solo Jazz - Group Jazz - Contemporary Jazz - Traditional Jazz - Vocal Heavy Metal Pop R&B/Soul Rap Reggae Rock Contemporary Roots Traditional Roots Single of the Year World Music

Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video

Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Allan Waters Humanitarian Award

Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards

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Gold Leaf Awards of 1970

Winners

Best Male Vocalist

Best Female Vocalist

Best Group

Best Country Male Artist

Best Country Female Artist

Best Country Group or Duo

Best Folk Artist