Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
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The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (Panthéon des Auteurs et Compositeurs Canadiens) is a Canadian
non-profit organization
, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians
into their Hall of Fame within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have made a significant contribution with respect to music.
(CARAS
). His position was as the first music publisher appointee and as the voice for songwriters and publishers among the group of music industry professionals who oversee Canada's Juno Awards. Frank has had a long career in music, mainly as a record producer and music publisher. He developed the Hall of Fame because he wanted increased public recognition for Canadian Songwriters.
The award is a miniature replica of the sculpture 'Northern Island' created by Elizabeth Wyn Wood
, who was born in Orillia, Ontario
. Wood was a Canadian sculptor, who graduated from the Ontario College of Art (OCA) in 1926. The award was established in the year 2003.
Wood took many trips to the Pickerel River crossing, which is halfway between Parry Sound
and Sudbury. She sketched, explored, swam, and feasted in the area she was enchanted by. It was in 1927 that Wood completed the first of the island sculptures which conveyed her true and unique artistic character.
, Frank Sinatra
, The Rolling Stones
, Gene Autry
, Céline Dion
, Barbra Streisand
, Bob Dylan
, Madonna
, Bing Crosby
, Jacques Brel
, The Counting Crows, Louis Armstrong
and André Gagnon
, to name a few. The revelation of this news is always a source of great pride for Canadians and cause for admiration internationally.
s must be Canadian by birth
or citizenship
or have landed immigrant
status and may be living or dead.
Songwriters must have written or co-written the music and/or lyrics to a song or catalogue of songs in one or more of the following categories:
Suggested Anglophone
eras are:
Suggested Francophone
eras are:
is a musical work that consists of lyrics and music, or music alone without lyrics, and written wholly or in part by a Canadian (that is, Canadian by birth or citizenship or having landed immigrant status), living or dead, and may qualify in one or more of the following categories:
An eligible song may be an adaptation
of an earlier musical work provided the adaptation is itself sufficiently original so as to qualify for copyright protection as a new musical work.
A translation
is not eligible for song induction independent of the induction of the original musical work. However, if the translated lyrics are not a straight translation of the original lyrics but instead articulate a new and original meaning and sensibility such that the translated lyric is itself a new work capable of copyright protection as an adaptation separate from the original musical work (including a straight translation of that work) then the adapted musical work may qualify for song induction.
Songs may have been written by previous songwriter inductees or eligible songwriter inductees and are subject to the same timelines and guidelines regarding eras as apply to the songwriters.
and other members of the media, collectors and compilers of traditional material, performers of Canadian songs etc) the board of directors will put forward prospective candidates, will solicit and will accept and review any recommendations made to them by outside parties and will thereafter determine any person or persons to be so honoured using the voting provisions for inductions laid out in the bylaws of the organization.
The gala for this year's awards was conducted on 1 March 2008 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
and recorded for broadcast. Featured performances at the gala were:
CBC Radio 2 aired the gala broadcast on 2 March, and rebroadcast on CBC Radio 1 the following day. CBC Television
aired its gala broadcast on 3 March. Performances from many French-language artists were omitted from the broadcasts, causing Hall of Fame honouree Claude Dubois
to charge the CBC with "racism" and in turn prompted an apology from CBC vice-president Richard Stursberg
.
Songs
Songs
.
(Geddy Lee
, Alex Lifeson
and Neil Peart
) was inducted in 2010 as were several of its songs:
Francophone singer Robert Charlebois
was also declared a modern era inductee, as was some of his songs:
Two songs neither related to Charlebois nor Rush were also inducted into the Hall of Fame:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
into their Hall of Fame within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have made a significant contribution with respect to music.
Founder
Frank Davies came up with the idea for the CSHF/PACC while he was on the board for the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and SciencesCanadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is the organization responsible for conducting the Juno Awards, Canada's primary national musical honours...
(CARAS
Caras
Caras may refer to:* Caraş River in Europe.* Caras, an indigenous tribe living in coastal Ecuador * Caras, a Brazilian gossip magazine.* Caras, a Portuguese gossip magazine.* Caras, an Argentine gossip magazine....
). His position was as the first music publisher appointee and as the voice for songwriters and publishers among the group of music industry professionals who oversee Canada's Juno Awards. Frank has had a long career in music, mainly as a record producer and music publisher. He developed the Hall of Fame because he wanted increased public recognition for Canadian Songwriters.
Award
Northern Island (1927)The award is a miniature replica of the sculpture 'Northern Island' created by Elizabeth Wyn Wood
Elizabeth Wyn Wood
Elizabeth Wyn Wood was a Canadian sculptor, born in Orillia, Ontario, Canada.Wood studied sculpture at the Ontario College of Art and at the Art Students League of New York...
, who was born in Orillia, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Wood was a Canadian sculptor, who graduated from the Ontario College of Art (OCA) in 1926. The award was established in the year 2003.
Wood took many trips to the Pickerel River crossing, which is halfway between Parry Sound
Parry Sound, Ontario
Parry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...
and Sudbury. She sketched, explored, swam, and feasted in the area she was enchanted by. It was in 1927 that Wood completed the first of the island sculptures which conveyed her true and unique artistic character.
Mandate
The CSHF/PACC’s mandate is to honour, celebrate and educate Canadians about the outstanding accomplishments of Canadian popular music songwriters and those who have contributed significantly to their legacy. Few people, even Canadians, are aware of the depth of Canada's rich musical heritage and the enormous impact our country's songwriters have had on contemporary music around the world. Our songwriters have penned hits for Rod StewartRod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
, Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
, Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
, Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
, Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
, The Counting Crows, Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
and André Gagnon
André Gagnon
André Gagnon, OC is a Canadian musician and composer. He shifted from a classical musical style to an adult contemporary style in the mid-1970s with albums such as Neiges....
, to name a few. The revelation of this news is always a source of great pride for Canadians and cause for admiration internationally.
Songwriters
SongwriterSongwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s must be Canadian by birth
Birth
Birth is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring. The offspring is brought forth from the mother. The time of human birth is defined as the time at which the fetus comes out of the mother's womb into the world...
or citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
or have landed immigrant
Permanent resident (Canada)
A Permanent Resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but who has been granted permission to live and work in Canada without any time limit on his or her stay...
status and may be living or dead.
Songwriters must have written or co-written the music and/or lyrics to a song or catalogue of songs in one or more of the following categories:
- Having entered into popular culture and been sustained through oral tradition for a significant period of time;
- Having achieved substantial regional, national and/or international status whether culturally, commercially and/or socially;
- Having recorded a historical event or helped to define an era of popular culture;
- Having created or helped to create a genre of music.
- Songwriters must have made a significant contribution through a song or catalogue of songs published, or otherwise made available to the public in some form, for at least twenty-five years.
- Songwriters shall be recognized by era, allowing the CSHF to honour inductees, annually or otherwise, within a given span of years.
Suggested Anglophone
English Canadian
An English Canadian is a Canadian of English ancestry; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian. Canada is an officially bilingual state, with English and French official language communities. Immigrant cultural groups ostensibly integrate into one or both of these communities, but...
eras are:
- Up to 1920
- 1921 to 1955
- 1956 to twenty-five years prior to the current year
Suggested Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
eras are:
- Up to 1920
- 1921 to 1960
- 1961 to twenty-five years prior to the current year
Songs
An eligible songSong
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
is a musical work that consists of lyrics and music, or music alone without lyrics, and written wholly or in part by a Canadian (that is, Canadian by birth or citizenship or having landed immigrant status), living or dead, and may qualify in one or more of the following categories:
- Having entered into popular culture and been sustained through oral tradition for a significant period of time;
- Having achieved substantial regional, national and/or international status whether culturally, commercially and/or socially;
- Having recorded a historical event or helped to define an era of popular culture;
- Having created or helped to create a genre of music.
An eligible song may be an adaptation
Adaptation
An adaptation in biology is a trait with a current functional role in the life history of an organism that is maintained and evolved by means of natural selection. An adaptation refers to both the current state of being adapted and to the dynamic evolutionary process that leads to the adaptation....
of an earlier musical work provided the adaptation is itself sufficiently original so as to qualify for copyright protection as a new musical work.
A translation
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
is not eligible for song induction independent of the induction of the original musical work. However, if the translated lyrics are not a straight translation of the original lyrics but instead articulate a new and original meaning and sensibility such that the translated lyric is itself a new work capable of copyright protection as an adaptation separate from the original musical work (including a straight translation of that work) then the adapted musical work may qualify for song induction.
Songs may have been written by previous songwriter inductees or eligible songwriter inductees and are subject to the same timelines and guidelines regarding eras as apply to the songwriters.
Others
With respect to the induction of those individuals who have contributed significantly to the development and recognition of Canadian songs and songwriters (such as, but not limited to, publishers, performers, broadcastersPresenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and other members of the media, collectors and compilers of traditional material, performers of Canadian songs etc) the board of directors will put forward prospective candidates, will solicit and will accept and review any recommendations made to them by outside parties and will thereafter determine any person or persons to be so honoured using the voting provisions for inductions laid out in the bylaws of the organization.
Board approvals
In accordance with the CSHF bylaws, the number of inductees, if any, in any given year shall be at the discretion of the board. The board shall also have the option to override guidelines in exceptional circumstances.Gala
The CSHF 2008 inductees were announced on 15 November 2007 at Toronto's Le Royal Meridien King Edward. The event was attended by over 150 artists, members of the media and other people in the industry. Performances at the press conference included:- Suzie McNeilSuzie McNeilSusan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock recording artist.-Early life:McNeil was born in Mississauga, Ontario. She has a sister, Laura Norris, a teacher at a public high school in Toronto.-Rock Star: INXS:...
- Julie CrochetièreJulie CrochetièreJulie Crochetière is a versatile independent Canadian singer/songwriter, pianist and arranger.Julie Crochetière began learning to play the piano at the age of six, continuing her classical piano studies for another eight years. At the age of thirteen Crochetière wrote her first song...
- Dave Bourgeois
- Cindy DanielCindy DanielCindy Daniel is a Canadian singer. She is well known in the French-Canadian public, mostly in the province of Quebec, where she started her career. The song "Sous une pluie d'étoiles" has made her known to the audience and was ranked on the top 10 billboard of 2006...
- Lawrence GowanLawrence GowanLawrence Gowan is a Scottish-born Canadian musician. Gowan has been both a solo artist and the current keyboardist and vocalist of the band Styx. His musical style is usually classified in the category of progressive rock.-Career:...
The gala for this year's awards was conducted on 1 March 2008 at the Toronto Centre for the Arts
Toronto Centre for the Arts
The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, opened in 1993 as the North York Performing Arts Centre and was designed by Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions and other performing arts...
and recorded for broadcast. Featured performances at the gala were:
- Kyle RiabkoKyle RiabkoKyle Riabko is a Canadian pop singer, guitarist, and actor who was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He resides in New York City....
- Anik Jean
- Yelo Molo
- Emilie-Claire BarlowEmilie-Claire BarlowEmilie-Claire Barlow is a Canadian jazz singer and voice actress. Born to parents who were professional musicians, she was encouraged to sing and study several instruments including piano, cello, clarinet and violin. By age seven she had begun her career, singing television and radio...
- David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
- Rufus WainwrightRufus WainwrightRufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...
- Martha WainwrightMartha WainwrightMartha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...
- Boom Desjardins
- Ellis MarsalisEllis MarsalisEllis Marsalis is the name of two people, father and son:*Ellis Marsalis, Sr., New Orleans, Louisiana businessman*Ellis Marsalis, Jr., jazz pianist...
- Branford MarsalisBranford MarsalisBranford Marsalis is an American saxophonist, composer and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque.-Biography:Marsalis was born...
- Jully BlackJully BlackJully Black |Julie]]"; born Jullyann Inderia Gordon; November 8, 1977) is a Canadian R&B singer–songwriter. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Missy Elliott, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child, and Sean Paul.-Life & career:Black was born Jullyann...
- Serena RyderSerena RyderSerena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
- Gregory CharlesGregory CharlesGregory Charles is a Quebec performing artist of French Canadian and Trinidadian origin.-Biography:...
- Dione TaylorDione TaylorDione Taylor is a Canadian jazz singer.Born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, Taylor released her first album, Open Your Eyes, in 2004. That album was nominated for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2005. Taylor followed up with I Love Being Here With You in 2006....
- Oliver JonesOliver JonesOliver Theophilus Jones is a Canadian jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger....
- Toulouse
- Lily LankenLily LankenLily Lanken is a Canadian pop vocalist.Born in Montreal, she is the daughter of Anna McGarrigle and Dane Lanken. She graduated in 2006 from Concordia University with a bachelor's degree in fine arts...
CBC Radio 2 aired the gala broadcast on 2 March, and rebroadcast on CBC Radio 1 the following day. CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
aired its gala broadcast on 3 March. Performances from many French-language artists were omitted from the broadcasts, causing Hall of Fame honouree Claude Dubois
Claude Dubois
Claude André Dubois is a Canadian singer-songwriter.Dubois was an early star of the francophone musical Starmania...
to charge the CBC with "racism" and in turn prompted an apology from CBC vice-president Richard Stursberg
Richard Stursberg
Richard Stursberg was executive vice president of CBC/Radio Canada from October 1, 2004 to August 6, 2010.-Life and career:Stursberg has more than 25 years’ experience in the entertainment, broadcasting, cable, telecommunications and cultural industries, including terms as head of the Canadian...
.
Radio-era inductees
Songwriters- Alex KramerAlex Kramer (songwriter)Alex J. Kramer was a Canadian songwriter....
- André LejeuneAndré LejeuneAndré Lejeune was a French politician and a member of both the National Assembly and then Senate of France.In the National Assembly from 1981–1993, he represented Creuse's 1st constituency as a member of the Socialist Party until he was defeated by Bernard de Froment in the 1993 election...
Songs
- Ain't Nobody Here But Us ChickensAin't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" is a 1946 song, with music and lyrics by Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney. It was recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. The single hit number one on the...
– Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney - CandyCandy (1944 song)"Candy" is a popular song. The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney. It was published in 1944.The recording by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 183. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on...
– Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Mack David - Il suffit de peu de choses – André Lejeune, Fernand Robidoux, Moune Victor
- My Sister and I – Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Hy Zaret
- Prétends que tu es heureux – André Lejeune
- Une promesse – André Lejeune, Guy Godin
Modern-era inductees
Songwriters- Paul AnkaPaul AnkaPaul Albert Anka, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor.Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like "Diana'", "Lonely Boy", and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder"...
- award presented by former Prime Minister Jean ChrétienJean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003.... - Claude DuboisClaude DuboisClaude André Dubois is a Canadian singer-songwriter.Dubois was an early star of the francophone musical Starmania...
Songs
- Artistes – Claude Dubois
- Aimes-tu la vie comme moi? – Georges Thurston, Billy Clements, Phillip Mitchell
- Canadiana SuiteCanadiana SuiteThe Canadiana Suite is a 1964 album by Oscar Peterson.- Track listing :# "Ballad to the East" – 4:08# "Laurentide Waltz" – 5:20# "Place St...
– Oscar Peterson - Comme un million de gens – Claude Dubois
- DianaDiana (song)"Diana" is a song written and made famous by Paul Anka in 1957. It was inspired by a high school friend named Diana Ayoub. The original Paul Anka 1957 recording reached number one on the Billboard "Best Sellers In Stores" chart and has reportedly sold over 9 million copies...
– Paul Anka - Femme de rêve – Claude Dubois
- Heart Like a WheelHeart Like a WheelHeart Like a Wheel is Linda Ronstadt's fifth solo album release and the last-ever of her studio projects for Capitol Records, released in late 1974. It is universally considered to be Ronstadt's all-time high watermark masterpiece recording and a pioneering blueprint of Country Rock...
– Anna McGarrigle - Hymn to FreedomHymn to FreedomThe Hymn to Liberty or Hymn to Freedom is a poem written by Dionýsios Solomós in 1823 that consists of 158 stanzas, which is used as the national anthem of Greece. It was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, and is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text...
– Oscar Peterson, Harriette Hamilton - It Doesn't Matter AnymoreIt Doesn't Matter Anymore"It Doesn't Matter Anymore" is a pop ballad written by Paul Anka and recorded by Buddy Holly in 1958. The song reached #13 as a posthumous hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in early 1959 shortly after Holly was killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. The single was a two-sided hit, backed...
– Paul Anka - La bitt à Tibi – Raoul Duguay
- Le Labrador – Claude Dubois
- L'infidèle – Claude Dubois
- Love ChildLove child"Love child" is a euphemism for a child born out of wedlock. See Legitimacy .Love child may also refer to:In music:* Lovechild , an indie rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland...
– R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson - My WayMy Way (song)"My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the...
– Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revauk, Gilles Thibault - Put Your Head on My ShoulderPut Your Head on My Shoulder"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka's version, released as a single in 1959, became very successful, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100....
– Paul Anka - She's a LadyShe's A Lady"She's a Lady" is a song written by Paul Anka and performed by Tom Jones, and released in 1971. It is his highest charting U.S. release, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is one of Tom Jones's most famous recordings. The song reached #4 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey and spawned a...
– Paul Anka - Signs – Les Emmerson
2010 inductees
The 2010 awards were presented at a gala in Toronto on 28 March 2010 at the Toronto Centre for the ArtsToronto Centre for the Arts
The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, opened in 1993 as the North York Performing Arts Centre and was designed by Canadian architect Eberhard Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions and other performing arts...
.
Legacy awards
Musical archivist Edward B. Moogk received the Frank Davies Legacy Award. The Canadian Music Publishers Association Legacy Award was presented to music promoter Guy Latraverse.Pioneer era songs
- "Come Josephine in My Flying MachineCome Josephine in My Flying Machine"Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" is a popular song.The music was written by Fred Fisher, the lyrics by Alfred Bryan. The song was published in 1910. It was originally recorded by Blanche Ring in 1910 and was, for a while, her signature song...
", Alfred BryanAlfred BryanAlfred Bryan was a United States songwriter and pacifist.-Songs:His hits included*"Peg O' My Heart"*"Come Josephine in My Flying Machine"*"I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier"...
and Fred FisherFred FisherFred Fisher was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. Fisher founded Fred Fisher Music Publishing Company in 1907. He was born as Albert von Breitenbach in Cologne... - "Des mitaines pas de pouces", Ovila Légaré
Radio-era songs
- "(There's a) Bluebird on Your Windowsill", Elizabeth Clarke
- "Deux enfants du même âge", Germaine Dugas
Modern era performers and songs
The rock group RushRush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
(Geddy Lee
Geddy Lee
Gary Lee Weinrib, OC, better known as Geddy Lee , is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush...
, Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
and Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart , OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush.Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario . During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer...
) was inducted in 2010 as were several of its songs:
- "Closer to the HeartCloser to the Heart"Closer to the Heart" is a single by Rush, released in 1977, from the album A Farewell to Kings. It was the first Rush song to have an external co-writer, namely Peter Talbot, a friend of drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
" by Rush and Peter Talbot - "LimelightLimelight (song)"Limelight" is a song by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush. It first appeared on the 1981 album Moving Pictures. The song's lyrics were written by Neil Peart with music written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. "Limelight" expresses Peart's discomfort with Rush's success and being in the limelight...
" by Rush - "The Spirit of RadioThe Spirit of Radio"The Spirit of Radio" is a song released in 1980 by Canadian rock band Rush from their album Permanent Waves. The song's name was inspired by Toronto radio station CFNY's slogan. The song was significant in the growing popularity of the band. It is also the first song of the 1980s, since Permanent...
" by Rush - "SubdivisionsSubdivisions (song)"Subdivisions" is a Rush song released on the 1982 album Signals.The song has been a staple of the band's live performances, is played regularly on classic-rock radio and appears on several greatest-hits compilations. It was released as a single in 1982, and despite limited success in the UK...
" by Rush - "Tom SawyerTom Sawyer (song)"Tom Sawyer" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, named after Mark Twain's literary character. The song was released on Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981 on the Moving Pictures album and numerous compilations thereafter, such as 1990's Chronicles. It has also appeared on several live albums and...
" by Rush and Pye DuboisPye DuboisPye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked with a number of bands, including Rush and Max Webster, with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member. Dubois would accompany the band in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums. Dubois was given lyric...
Francophone singer Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois, OC, OQ is a Quebec author, composer, musician, performer and actor. He is an important figure in French language song....
was also declared a modern era inductee, as was some of his songs:
- "Demain l’hiver" by Charlebois
- "Fu Man Chu" by Charlebois, Claude Gagnon, Marcel Sabourin
- "Les ailes d’un ange" by Charlebois
- "Lindberg" by Charlebois, Claude Péloquin, Louise Forestier and Pierre F. Brault
- "Ordinaire" by Charlebois and Claudette Monfette
Two songs neither related to Charlebois nor Rush were also inducted into the Hall of Fame:
- "The Hockey ThemeThe Hockey Theme"The Hockey Theme" is a Canadian theme song written in 1968 by Dolores Claman and orchestrated by Jerry Toth. It has been referred to as Canada's second national anthem....
", Dolores ClamanDolores ClamanDolores Claman is a Canadian composer and pianist. She is best known for composing the theme song, known simply as The Hockey Theme, for Hockey Night in Canada, a song often regarded as Canada's second national anthem, which she composed in 1968, and for "A Place to Stand", the popular tune that... - "J’entends frapper", Michel PagliaroMichel PagliaroMichel Pagliaro is a prolific Canadian rock singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he is also based there. He is often referred to simply as Pagliaro or Pag. Although he writes and records predominantly in French, Pagliaro has released material in English...