Bobby Curtola Hall of Fame
We are so proud to announce that the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today released that Bobby will join The Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Bobby would be very humbled if he were to be here today and hear this news, we know he is looking down on all his friends and fans, and saying thank you for helping him have such an amazing life and career. And what an accomplishment this is for him at the end.
“We are very proud to welcome these four highly deserving artists into The Canadian Music Hall of Fame,” said Allan Reid, President & CEO, CARAS/The JUNO Awards & MusiCounts. “Canada has such incredible talent that are represented on the international stage and The Canadian Music Hall of Fame Ceremony Presented by Music Canada will help us recognize and honour these individuals for all of their artistic contributions to the cultural fabric of our country.”
Established in 1978, The Canadian Music Hall of Fame recognizes Canadian artists who have made outstanding contributions to spotlighting Canadian music here at home and/or on the international stage. Along with Andy Kim, Chilliwack and Cowboy Junkies, Bobby will join the ranks of Canadian music icons including Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Oscar Peterson, RUSH, The Guess Who, The Tragically Hip, Shania Twain, and more.
For those of you that would like to watch the full 1.5 hour CBC Music special of the induction of Bobby into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, it is now available on the CBC Gem app to stream for free. Just download the app, search under CBC Music Specials or Hall of Fame(or click direct link below) and you can stream the entire night in HD. It also includes the other 3 inductees and performances by Andy Kim, Chilliwack, and Cowboy Junkies. Enjoy!
An hour-long special highlighting the Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees and featuring in-depth interviews will air as part of Music Day on CBC, broadcasting Sunday, March 15, 2020, ahead of The 2020 JUNO Awards on CBC.
The 49th annual JUNO Awards and JUNO Week 2020 will be hosted in Saskatoon, SK from March 9 through March 15, 2020, culminating in The JUNO Awards, on Sunday, March 15, at the SaskTel Centre, broadcast live on CBC, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, the free CBC Gem streaming service in Canada and globally at cbcmusic.ca/junos