The Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award is awarded by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to "individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian music industry."[1] It is given annually every Juno Awards ceremony and named after one of the founders of the awards.[2]
Recipients
edit- 1984 - J. Lyman Potts
- 1985 - A. Hugh Joseph
- 1986 - Jack Richardson
- 1987 - Bruce Allen
- 1989 - Sam Sniderman
- 1990 - Raffi
- 1991 - Mel Shaw
- 1992 - William Harold Moon
- 1993 - Brian Robertson[3]
- 1994 - John Mills
- 1995 - Louis Applebaum
- 1996 - Ronnie Hawkins
- 1997 - Dan Gibson
- 1998 - Sam Feldman
- 1999 - Allan Waters
- 2000 - Emile Berliner
- 2001 - Daniel Caudeiron
- 2002 - Michael Cohl
- 2003 - Terry McBride
- 2004 - Walt Grealis
- 2005 - Allan Slaight
- 2006 - Bernie Finkelstein
- 2007 - Donald K. Tarlton
- 2008 - Moses Znaimer
- 2009 - Fred Sherratt
- 2010 - Ross Reynolds
- 2011 - Deane Cameron
- 2012 - Gary Slaight
- 2013 - Larry LeBlanc
- 2014 - Frank Davies
- 2015 - Ray Danniels[4]
- 2016 - Rosalie Trombley
- 2017 - Randy Lennox
- 2018 - Denise Donlon
- 2019 - Duff Roman
- 2021 - Pegi Cecconi
- 2022 - Denise Jones
- 2023 - Ron Sakamoto[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Juno Awards: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "CARAS: Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award 1993". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Renowned Music Executive Acknowledged for His Myriad Contributions to the Canadian Music Industry". CARAS. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Eric Volmers, "Nickelback to enter Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2023 Juno Awards". Edmonton Journal, November 14, 2022.