Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner of 1 JUNO Award The Guy Lombardo Band, headed by Guy Lombardo himself, has made a magnificent contribution to Canadian music and has become synonymous with New Year’s Eve celebrations in Canada and the United States. The man himself, Guy… [more]

Winner of 1 JUNO Award, 7 nominations Oscar Peterson is, quite simply, the world’s greatest jazz pianist and one of the greatest virtuosos in jazz. Gene Lees wrote in Down Beat, “If there are pianists who rival Oscar’s speed, they lack… [more]

Nominated for 1 JUNO Award Undeniably, Hank Snow is a pioneer. One of the most significant forces in country music, the Hall of Fame member has been recording for 44 years. During that time he has released over 100 albums, developed… [more]

Winner of 1 JUNO Award, 12 nominations It’s been over two decades since Paul Anka emerged as a rock ‘n’ roll teenage prodigy. Now he is very much an adult phenomenon-singer, songwriter, entertainer, businessman. Paul Anka still works very hard at… [more]

Winner of 3 JUNO Awards, 17 nominations A lifelong interest in the arts, especially painting, and love of dancing to rock ‘n roll emerged early in Joni Mitchell’s childhood. Joni began singing folk music in a local coffeehouse while attending Alberta College… [more]

Winner of 7 JUNO Awards, 28 nominations Neil Young was born in Toronto to well-known Canadian sports writer Scott Young but moved to Winnipeg with his mother when his parents divorced. Like most teenagers in the 1950′s, Young was very… [more]

Winner of 3 JUNO Awards, 6 nominations Paul Myers wrote: “…I believe that all Glenn Gould’s performances deserve special recognition and understanding. I can think of no other pianist with whom he can be compared, and it would, perhaps, be fairer… [more]

Paul Myers wrote: The success of Canadian talent is not something that has occurred since the creation of Canadian content regulations, as beneficial as they have certainly been. It’s a fact – believe it or not – that 30 years… [more]

Paul Myers wrote: The success of Canadian talent is not something that has occurred since the creation of Canadian content regulations, as beneficial as they have certainly been. It’s a fact – believe it or not – that 30 years… [more]

Paul Myers wrote: The success of Canadian talent is not something that has occurred since the creation of Canadian content regulations, as beneficial as they have certainly been. It’s a fact – believe it or not – that 30 years… [more]

Nominated for 6 JUNO Awards The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences  has chosen this year to honour the legendary Wilf Carter with the Juno Hall of Fame award. Wilf Carter – singer, songwriter, yodeler, was born December 18,… [more]

Winner of 12 JUNO Awards, 28 nominations If Gordon Lightfoot had written no other songs besides the majestic “Canadian Railroad Trilogy”, his place in the Juno Hall of Fame would likely still be assured.  Few contemporary performers have so well… [more]

Winner of 2 JUNO Awards, 4 nominations In 1965, Canadian musicians were finding it difficult to crack radio playlists – Canadian content legislation had yet to be passed.  Out of frustration with this situation, Winnipeg band Chad Allen and the… [more]

The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (CARAS) takes pleasure in announcing that The Band will be inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame during this year’s Juno Awards presentation. Their musical coontributions have added to the awareness of… [more]

Nominated for 1 JUNO Award The foremost contralto of our time, Maureen Forrester has been heard by audiences on five continents as distinguished soloist with virtually every major orchestra in the world. A great advocate of 20th-century music, especially composed… [more]

Winner of 3 JUNO Awards, 13 nominations Leonard Cohen is one of Canada’s best known singer songwriters. His songs and poems have been embraced by millions the world over and his writings have been studied and translated into many languages. Born in… [more]

Nominated for 1 JUNO Award Both as vocalists and songwriters, Ian Tyson & Sylvia Tyson influenced the sound of a generation of folk/rock/country musicians, including Gordon Lightfoot, who credits them with paving his way. The duo began in the early… [more]

Winner of 24 JUNO Awards, 51 nominations It is an honour for the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to induct Canada’s most successful female recording artist, Anne Murray, into the Juno Hall of Fame during this year’s Awards… [more]

Winner of 7 JUNO Awards, 41 nominations In 1974, Rush released its first (self-titled) album. It became the biggest selling debut from any Canadian band and brought with it the first of countless Juno nominations. Since then, Rush has shown… [more]

Winner of 3 JUNO Awards, 2 nominations Few artists have created a musical legacy that has achieved long-standing international success and touched a nation’s consciousness the way Buffy Sainte-Marie has. Born on a reservation near Regina and raised in Maine, Sainte-Marie’s… [more]

In 1962 all he had was $20, a battered old guitar and a determination to change his life-which he did in a spectacular style. Best known as the lead singer for Blood, Sweat and Tears, David Clayton-Thomas joined the group… [more]

Maritimer Denny Doherty has done his share of California dreamin’. In fact, the dream turned into reality with the hugely successful group The Mamas and the Papas, in the 1960s. Born in Halifax, N.S., Doherty formed his first folk trio… [more]

Ask any person even remotely familiar with rock to name a song that best serves as the anthem of the 60s and 70s and “Born to be Wild” is likely to be their choice. John Kay and Steppenwolf wrote and… [more]

Nominated for 1 JUNO Award Domenic Troiano is a musical renaissance man who has worn the hats of songwriter, performer and producer, in addition to scoring both television and movie properties. His musical versatility has allowed him to be an… [more]

Although in the ’90s he’s famed for his wonderful Kingston , Ont.-based restaurant, Chez Piggy, Zal Yanovsky’s  ’60s specialty was not gastronomic, but musical. A member of the immensely popular group The Lovin’ Spoonful, Yanovsky and bandmates John Sebastian, Steve… [more]

Nominated for 1 JUNO Award “I think if Chopin had played guitar, he would have sounded like Lenny Breau.” That tribute was paid to the late jazz guitarist by Chet Atkins, just one in a long line of guitar legends… [more]

Toronto-born pianist / arranger / composer Gil Evans, like most pioneers, was a controversial yet ultimately respected figure in the jazz world. His work with Miles Davis, during which Evans was partly responsible for re-writing the rules on jazz instrumentation… [more]

King of the High C Verdun, Que.-born trumpet player Maynard Ferguson spent the tail end of the big band era in Canada before making a name for himself in the U.S. in the late ‘ 40s and ’50s with bands… [more]

Nominated for 8 JUNO Awards Through the early ’50s, Toronto-born jazzman, woodwind player and arranger Moe Koffman worked in the US. with bands led by Sonny Durham, Buddy Morrow, Jimmy Dorsey, Ralph Flanagan and Tex Beneke before returning to Toronto… [more]

Winner of 5 JUNO Awards, 16 nominations London, Ontario native Rob McConnell is a four-time Juno Award winner in the Jazz Album category. He has gained international notoriety over the past 25 years as trombonist, band leader, arranger and composer with… [more]

Winner of 5 JUNO Awards, 22 nominations Also a top-notch musician and composer, he has been awarded five Juno Awards, 14 Grammy Awards(including three Producer of the Year awards), produced songs that have driven several No. 1 albums, including Celine Dion’s… [more]

Another step to change that will be taken tonight, when he is inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, a ceremony that adds to his other Canadian honours: The Governor General’s Award in 1966, and SOCAN prestigious Wm. Harold… [more]

Winner of 3 JUNO Awards, 10 nominations Bruce Fairbairn never liked to blow his own horn, even when he was blowing his own horn. A classically-trained trumpet player who loved the late ’60s brassy pop of Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago,… [more]

Winner of 11 JUNO Awards, 31 nominations Bruce Cockburn is one of the most modest men you can meet.  Initially, he seems almost shy- he certainly doesn’t move into major “schmooze mode” at the drop of a free drink at a music… [more]

Winner of 8 JUNO Awards, 17 nominations When Daniel Lanois steps on to the Mile One Stadium stage to be introduced into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, he can reflect upon an illustrious and fascinatingly varied musical career.  After all, how… [more]

Winner of 7 JUNO Awards, 24 nominations A long and fascinating career characterized by creative adventurousness and musical and personal integrity make Tom Cochrane a highly deserving inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Cochrane was born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba,… [more]

Winner of 1 JUNO Award Ezrin was born in Toronto, Ontario. In a career as a music and entertainment producer that has, as of 2010, spanned 40 years, Bob Ezrin has worked on recordings with artists including: Alice Cooper, KISS, Pink… [more]

Winner of 13 JUNO Awards, 42 nominations Critically acclaimed for over two decades, The Tragically Hip have remained at the heart of the Canadian music scene by evoking a strong emotional connection between their music and their fans.  A five-piece… [more]

Winner of 20 JUNO Awards, 58 nominations With his first self-titled release in 1980, Adams’ meteoric rise began when his album Cuts Like A Knife landed in the Top 10 in 1983. This was soon followed by his #1 charting… [more]

Winner of 7 JUNO Awards, 21 nominations Celebrated for his producing talents and credited on multi-platinum selling albums ranging from heavy-hitting metal rock to pop and adult contemporary, Bob Rock has been a fixture in the Canadian music industry and… [more]

Winners of 1 JUNO Award, 6 nominations Members Rik Emmett (vocals/guitars), Mike Levine (bass/keyboards) and Gil Moore (vocals/drums) were destined for stardom when they formed the Canadian hard-rock trio, Triumph, in 1975.  Their debut self-titled album was released in 1976… [more]

Winner of 7 JUNO Awards, 12 nominations Driven by the powerful vocals of Mike Reno, the relentless rock groove of lead guitarist Paul Dean, the late Scott Smith on bass, keyboardist Doug Johnson and drummer Matt Frenette, Loverboy captivated legions… [more]

Winners of 1 JUNO Award, 12 nominations In 1969, vocalist/guitarist Myles Goodwyn, guitarist David Henman, drummer Ritchie Henman and bassist Jimmy Henman, came together to form April Wine in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The success of their debut selftitled album and… [more]

Winner of 12 JUNO Awards, 29 nominations Shania Twain is a world-wide music phenomenon: more than 41 million albums sold in the U.S. and over 4.2 million albums in Canada; the top-selling female artist in history; multi-platinum album sales in… [more]

Spanning nearly three decades, Blue Rodeo has sold in excess of four million records and won an unprecedented 11 JUNO Awards, establishing themselves as one of the premier groups in Canadian music history.  On Sunday, April 1, 2012, Blue Rodeo was… [more]

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is pleased to announce k.d. lang as the 2013 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In a career spanning over 25 years, the Edmonton native has re-written the rules… [more]