Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Established	1978
Location	National Music Centre, Calgary, Alberta
Founder	Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Website	canadianmusichalloffame.ca

The Canadian Music Hall of Fame was established in 1978 by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)^[1] to honour Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music.^[2]^[3] The award presentation is held each year as part of the Juno Award ceremonies. Since 2012, the inductee also performs at the ceremony, almost always as the final performer.

A hall facility was opened in Calgary in 2016 located within The National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta.^[4]^[2] It can be found on level five of the Studio Bell, a floor entirely dedicated to celebrating and recognizing Canadian music creators and artists who have left their mark on this country and beyond.^[5]

Inductees

As of 2025 CARAS has honored 66 bands or individual musicians.^[1] To date, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings are the only artists to be inducted twice, once for their work with The Guess Who and again for Bachman's work with Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Cummings for his solo work.

2024

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Maestro Fresh Wes^[6]	March 31, 1968		Rapper	Hip hop

2023

	Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
Nickelback^[7]	Mike Kroeger (25 Jun 1972) Ryan Vikedal (9 May 1975) Brandon Kroeger (30 November 1971) Ryan Peake (1 March 1973) Chad Kroeger (15 November 1974) Daniel Adair (19 February 1975) Mitch Guindon	-	Rock band	Post-grunge, hard rock, pop rock, alternative metal, alternative rock
Trooper^[8]	Ra McGuire (13 Jun 1950) Brian Smith (26 March 1949) Tommy Stewart (15 July 1952) Harry Kalensky (3 February 1950) Frank Ludwig (23 December 1947) Doni Underhill (13 April 1949) Rob Deans (16 April 1950) Gogo (24 April 1965) Scott Brown (6 October 1964) Clayton Hill (29 October 1965)	-	Rock band	Rock, pop
Terri Clark^[9]	5 August 1968	-	Singer-songwriter	Country
Oliver Jones^[10]	11 September 1934	-	Pianist	Jazz
Diane Dufresne^[10]	30 September 1944	-	Singer, painter	Chanson, rock, pop

2022

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Deborah Cox^[11]	13 July 1974	-	Singer-songwriter, actress, producer	R&B, soul, pop, dance, jazz

2021

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Jann Arden^[12]	27 March 1962	-	Singer-songwriter, actress	Pop

2019

	Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
Corey Hart	31 May 1962	-	Singer-songwriter, record producer	Pop rock
Andy Kim	5 December 1946	-	Singer-songwriter	Pop, rock
Bobby Curtola	17 April 1943	4 June 2016	Singer-songwriter	Rock and roll
Chilliwack	Bill Henderson (6 November 1944) Ed Henderson Jerry Adolphe	- - -	Band	Progressive rock
Cowboy Junkies	Margo Timmins (27 January 1961) Michael Timmins (21 April 1959) Peter Timmins (29 October 1965) Alan Anton (22 June 1959)	- - - -	Band	Alternative country, folk rock

2018

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Barenaked Ladies^[13]	Ed Robertson (25 October 1970) Jim Creeggan (12 February 1970) Tyler Stewart (21 September 1967) Kevin Hearn (2 July 1969)	- - - -	Band	Alternative rock, jangle pop, comedy rock, pop rock
	Steven Page	22 June 1970	-	Songwriter, musician	Rock, folk rock, alternative rock

2017

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Sarah McLachlan^[14]	28 January 1968	-	Singer-songwriter, musician	Adult contemporary, pop

2016

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Burton Cummings	31 December 1947	-	Singer-songwriter, musician	Rock, soft rock

2015

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Alanis Morissette^[15]	1 June 1974	-	Singer-songwriter, musician, actress	Alternative rock, pop rock, grunge

2014

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	Randy Bachman (27 September 1943) Robbie Bachman (18 February 1953) Fred Turner (16 October 1943)	- (12 January 2023) -	Band	Rock, blues rock

2013

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	k.d. lang	2 November 1961	-	Singer-songwriter, actress	Country, pop

2012

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Blue Rodeo	Jim Cuddy (2 December 1955) Greg Keelor (29 August 1954) Bazil Donovan (29 April 1955) Glenn Milchem Bob Egan Mike Boguski	- - - - -	Band	Country rock, pop rock

2011

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Shania Twain	28 August 1965	-	Singer-songwriter	Country, country pop

2010

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	April Wine	Myles Goodwyn (23 June 1948) Brian Greenway (1 October 1951) Ritchie Henman Jimmy Henman Jerry Mercer (27 April 1939)	December 3, 2023 - - - -	Band	Hard rock

2009

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Loverboy	Mike Reno (8 January 1955) Paul Dean (9 February 1946) Scott Smith (13 February 1955) Matt Frenette (7 March 1954) Doug Johnson (19 December 1957) Ken Sinnaeve (2 May 1955)	- - 30 November 2000 - - -	Band	Hard rock, synth-rock

2008

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Triumph	Rik Emmett (10 July 1953) Mike Levine (1 June 1949) Gil Moore (12 February 1953)	-	Band	Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive rock

2007

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bob Rock	19 April 1954	-	Sound engineer, record producer, musician	Rock, heavy metal, punk rock

2006

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bryan Adams	5 November 1959	-	Singer-songwriter, guitarist	Rock, pop rock, soft rock

2005

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	The Tragically Hip	Gord Downie (6 February 1964) Rob Baker (12 April 1962) Paul Langlois (23 August 1964) Gord Sinclair Johnny Fay (7 July 1966)	17 October 2017 - - - -	Band	Rock

2004

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bob Ezrin	25 March 1949	-	Producer, keyboardist	Rock

2003

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Tom Cochrane	14 May 1953	-	Musician	Hard rock, heartland rock

2002

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Daniel Lanois	19 September 1951	-	Record producer, songwriter, guitarist	Alternative rock

2001

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bruce Cockburn	27 May 1945	-	Singer-songwriter, guitarist	Folk rock

2000

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Bruce Fairbairn	30 December 1949	17 May 1999	Record producer, musician	Rock

1999

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Luc Plamondon	2 March 1942	-	Songwriter, music executive	Musical theater

1998

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	David Foster	1 November 1949	-	Musician, arranger, record producer, music executive	Classical, pop, rock, gospel, R&B, jazz

1997

	Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
Gil Evans	13 May 1912	20 March 1988	Pianist, composer, arranger, bandleader	Jazz
Lenny Breau	5 August 1941	12 August 1984	Guitarist, educator	Jazz, country
Maynard Ferguson	4 May 1928	23 August 2006	Trumpeter	Jazz, jazz rock
Moe Koffman	28 December 1928	1 May 2010	Saxophonist, flautist, composer, arranger	Jazz
Rob McConnell	14 February 1935	28 March 2001	Trombonist, composer, arranger	Jazz

1996

	Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
David Clayton-Thomas	13 September 1941	-	Singer-songwriter, musician	R&B, rock, funk, pop, jazz
Denny Doherty	29 November 1940	19 January 2007	Singer-songwriter, actor	Folk, pop
John Kay	12 April 1944	-	Singer, guitarist	Rock, psychedelic, blues
Domenic Troiano	17 January 1946	25 May 2005	Guitarist	Rock
Zal Yanovsky	19 December 1944	13 December 2002	Musician	Folk rock

1995

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Buffy Sainte-Marie	20 February 1941	-	Singer-songwriter, composer, musician, activist, visual artist, educator	Country folk, First Nations, rock, Americana

1994

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Rush	Geddy Lee (29 July 1953) Alex Lifeson (27 August 1953) Neil Peart (12 September 1952)	- - 7 January 2020	Band	Progressive rock, heavy metal, hard rock

1993

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Anne Murray	20 June 1945	-	Singer	Country, pop, adult contemporary

1992

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Ian & Sylvia	Ian Tyson (25 September 1933) Sylvia Tyson (19 September 1940)	29 December 2022 -	Vocal duo	Folk, country rock

1991

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Leonard Cohen	21 September 1934	7 November 2016	Singer-songwriter, poet, novelist	Folk, soft rock

1990

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Maureen Forrester	25 July 1930	16 June 2010	Operatic contralto	Opera, classical

1989

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	The Band	Rick Danko (29 December 1942) Garth Hudson (2 August 1937) Richard Manuel (3 April 1943) Robbie Robertson (5 July 1943) Levon Helm (26 May 1940)	10 December 1999 - 4 March 1986 9 August 2023 19 April 2012	Band	Roots rock, Americana, country rock, folk rock

1987

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	The Guess Who	Randy Bachman (27 September 1943) Burton Cummings (31 December 1947) Jim Kale (11 August 1943) Garry Peterson (26 May 1945)	-	Band	Rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock

1986

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Gordon Lightfoot	17 November 1938	1 May 2023	Singer-songwriter, guitarist	Folk, pop, folk rock, country

1985

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Wilf Carter	18 December 1904	5 December 1996	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, yodeller	Country western

1984

	Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
The Crew-Cuts	Rudi Magueri (27 January 1931) John Perkins (28 August 1931) Ray Perkins (24 November 1932) Pat Barrett (15 September 1933)	7 May 2004 - - 27 July 2016	Vocal group	Traditional pop, doo-wop, big band
The Diamonds	Dave Somerville (2 October 1933) Ted Kowalski Phil Levitt Bill Reed	14 July 2015 8 August 2010 - 22 October 2004	Vocal group	Rhythm and blues, traditional pop
The Four Lads	Jimmy Arnold (4 January 1932) Frank Busseri (10 October 1932) Corrado Codarini (11 February 1930) Bernie Toorish (2 March 1931)	15 June 2004 28 January 2019 28 April 2010 -	Vocal group	Traditional pop

1983

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Glenn Gould	25 September 1932	4 October 1982	Pianist	Classical

1982

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Neil Young	12 November 1945	-	Singer-songwriter, musician, activist	Rock, folk rock, country rock, blues rock, experimental

1981

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Joni Mitchell	7 November 1943	-	Singer-songwriter, Musician, Painter	Folk, jazz, pop, rock

1980

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Paul Anka	30 July 1941	-	Singer-songwriter, actor	Pop, soft rock, jazz, doo-wop, swing, rock and roll

1979

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Hank Snow	9 May 1914	20 December 1999	Singer-songwriter, musician	Country

1978

Inductee		Birthdate	Deathdate	Occupation	Genre
	Guy Lombardo	19 June 1902	5 November 1977	Bandleader, violinist, hydroplane racer	Jazz, big band, traditional pop
	Oscar Peterson	15 August 1925	23 December 2007	Pianist, composer	Jazz, classical

References

^ ^a ^b "Canadian Music Hall of Fame". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Volmers, Eric (14 October 2017). "Sarah McLachlan places name on Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Calgary's National Music Centre". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^ "Past Inductees". Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
^ "About_Us". National Music Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Plan Your Visit – Canadian Music Hall Of Fame". Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ David Friend, "Nelly Furtado promises 'sexy,' 'spicy' show as host of 2024 Juno Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2023.
^ Sottile, Zoe (20 November 2022). "Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CNN. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "Trooper". Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ Clark, Terri (14 March 2023). "Terri Clark on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Benchetrit, Jenna. "These are the inductees of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CBC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ Deborah Cox to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos CBC. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022
^ "Jann Arden to celebrate induction into Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Junos". thestar.com. 14 January 2020.
^ "Barenaked Ladies to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2018 JUNO Awards".
^ "Sarah McLachlan places name on Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Calgary's National Music Centre". calgaryherald.
^ "Alanis Morissette to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CBC News. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

External links

Official Website
Juno Awards - Canadian Music Hall of Fame Archived 31 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine

[CMHF-1] "Canadian Music Hall of Fame". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[CH1-2] Volmers, Eric (14 October 2017). "Sarah McLachlan places name on Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Calgary's National Music Centre". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

[inductees-3] "Past Inductees". Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.

[About_Us-4] "About_Us". National Music Centre. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[5] "Plan Your Visit – Canadian Music Hall Of Fame". Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[6] David Friend, "Nelly Furtado promises 'sexy,' 'spicy' show as host of 2024 Juno Awards". Toronto Star, November 7, 2023.

[7] Sottile, Zoe (20 November 2022). "Nickelback will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CNN. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[8] "Trooper". Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[9] Clark, Terri (14 March 2023). "Terri Clark on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 15 March 2023.

[:2023-10] Benchetrit, Jenna. "These are the inductees of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CBC. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[11] Deborah Cox to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at this year's Junos CBC. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022

[12] "Jann Arden to celebrate induction into Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Junos". thestar.com. 14 January 2020.

[13] "Barenaked Ladies to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame at 2018 JUNO Awards".

[14] "Sarah McLachlan places name on Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Calgary's National Music Centre". calgaryherald.

[15] "Alanis Morissette to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame". CBC News. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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v t e 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 Adult Alternative Adult Contemporary Alternative Blues Children's Comedy Classical – Large Ensemble Classical – Small Ensemble Classical – Solo Classical Composition CCM/Gospel Contemporary Indigenous Artist Contemporary R&B/Soul Contemporary Roots Country Dance Electronic Francophone Global Music Heavy Metal Instrumental International Jazz – Solo Jazz – Group Jazz – Vocal Pop Rap Album/EP Rap Single Reggae Rock Single of the Year Traditional Indigenous Artist Traditional R&B/Soul Traditional Roots Underground Dance
Awards for technicality	Music DVD Recording Package Video
Discontinued categories	Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985) Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021) Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021) Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021) Jazz Album (1977–1993) Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014) Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014) Rap Recording (1991–2021) R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020) Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995) Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015) Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)
Special awards	Canadian Music Hall of Fame Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award Juno Humanitarian Award
Years	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989¹ 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Leadership	Walt Grealis Stan Klees Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Notes	¹ Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.
See also Music of Canada Polaris Music Prize Much Music Video Awards Félix Awards East Coast Music Awards Western Canadian Music Awards