2012 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION GALA AWARDS CELEBRATE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES, SLAIGHT MUSIC HUMANITARIAN AWARD AND HANK SMITH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE RECIPIENTS
September 9, 2012
Saskatoon, SK (September 9, 2012) -? Yesterday was a day full of award ceremonies for the 2012 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Two award ceremonies, the CCMA Gala Awards and CCMA All-?Star Band Awards celebrated the incredible talents of Canada's country music industry. The final round of awards will be handed out tonight, Sunday, September 9th at the 2012 Canadian Country Music Association Awards at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, SK. Eager fans can tune into CBC Television at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT), and CMT (Canada) starting at 10 p.m. ET to find out who the 2012 winners will be.
The CCMA Gala Awards boasted outstanding performances by Jason Blaine, The Heartbroken, Small Town Pistols, Dallas Smith and The Stellas. Throughout the evening the 2012 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, Johnny Burke and Ralph Murphy, were celebrated alongside the Hank Smith Award of Excellence recipient Larry Delaney. Also recognized for her outstanding fundraising initiatives was 2012 CCMA Award nominee and recipient of the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award, Tenille.
Open Road Recordings took home the title Record Company of the Year while EMI Music Canada celebrated a win
in the Record Company Person of the Year category (Ron Harwood). Long-?time Canadian country star Jimmy Rankin took Roots Artist or Group of the Year while Gord Bamford, Roger Brown and Byron Hill took home the award for Songwriters of the Year for Bamford's 2012 nominated track, Is It Friday Yet?. The full list of winners can be found at www.ccma.org.
The CCMA All-Star Band Awards, hosted by Wendell Ferguson, celebrated the talents of the hard working musicians who have spent hours perfecting their skills behind the scenes. Winners included Shane Chisholm, Lisa
Dodd (Gord Bamford) and Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo), among others.
2012 GALA DINNER WINNERS
RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Lindsay Ell/Rod Tate (Calgary Stampede)
MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
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RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Open Road Recordings
RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Ron Harwood (EMI)
STATION OF THE YEAR (MAJOR MARKET)
CISN-?FM, Edmonton
STATION OF THE YEAR (SECOND MARKET)
CJKX-?FM, Oshawa
ARTIST HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Johnny Burke
BUILDER HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Ralph Murphy
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Jimmy Rankin
SLAIGHT MUSIC HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Tenille
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Is It Friday Yet? (written by Gord Bamford/Roger Brown/Byron Hill; performed by Gord Bamford)
TOP SELLING CANADIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR (CANADIAN SALES ONLY)
Johnny Reid – Fire It Up
TOP SELLING INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (CANADIAN SALES ONLY)
Lady Antebellum – Own The Night
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford
HANK SMITH AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Larry Delaney
2012 ALL STAR BAND AWARD WINNERS
ALL STAR BASS
Lisa Dodd (Gord Bamford)
ALL STAR DRUMS
Chad Melchert (Gord Bamford)
ALL STAR FIDDLE
Denis Dufresne (PEAR/Deric Ruttan)
ALL STAR GUITAR
Ryan Davidson (Gord Bamford)
ALL STAR KEYBOARDS
Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo)
ALL STAR SPECIAL INSTRUMENT
Shane Chisholm -? Gastank Bass (Shane Chisholm)
ALL STAR STEEL GUITAR
Jeff Bradshaw (Session)
