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PAGE 18 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1985 3 $ s wA Toat eR 4o3 ME _/ / § Coral Andrews Chronicle Special TORONTO â€" Toronto‘s prestigious Harbour Castle Hilton Convention Centre was a blaze of glamor and glory recently, as Canada‘s top recording artists appeared (fighting off the torrential rainfall, able to destroy any dazzling coiffure!‘) for the 15th anniver sary Juno Awards. suddenâ€"death overtime. Anne Murray and Murray McLauchlan, repeated There were a few surprises this year in several _ !aSt year‘s roles as male and female country vocalists categories, but the biggest thrill of all was watching _ Of the year respectively. Liberty Silver took honors for Mad Max foe Auntie Entity in the flesh! best rhythm and blues/soul, for Lost Inside Your The queen of soul Tina Turner heated up all the Love, and best reggae with Heaven Must Have Sent proceedings during her electrifying duet with Canâ€" You, with Otis Gayle. ada‘s homegrown talent Bryan Adams. * Corey Hart won single of the year, beating out Oddly enough, Adams and Turner, have really Bryan Adams big hit Run To You with blockbuster taken a professional liking to each other, and their Never Surrender. This year‘s production was fastâ€"paced and funny due to SCTV coâ€"hosts Andrea Martin and Martin Short, and also NBC veteran producer Perry Rosemond, who took the CBC by storm and conceived a clever format that only went into 15 minutes suddenâ€"death overtime. Rain and cold temperatures couldn‘t keep the kids away from Saturday‘s Kâ€"W Jaycee Santa Claus parade. Melodee Martinuk photos The Junos: EVERY 5. @lo o Sloves a par rad arade! Despite dreadfully inclement weather, the Kâ€"W Jaycee Santa Claus parade delighted many spectators and Santa worshippers as it wound its way down King St. Saturday morning. _ With over 20 floats, 10 bands and colorful special entries, the parade was a hit with young and old â€" as was the man in the white whiskers, fashioning his brand new sleigh. The spirit of Christmas is here again ... Turner sounding like Adams‘ press agent, later remarked that during the pair‘s European tour, everyone immediately liked and accepted Adams, and that the two would be working on several projects to gether. current scorcher single It‘s Only Love, made this year‘s Junos a gala event It‘s no surprise (is it ever?) Canada‘s wonderboy Adams, was the big winner, the reigning champion of last year (winning, four Junos), picking up three monoliths this year, for album of the year, male vocalist of the year, and composer of the year, with coâ€"hort Jim Vallance. Even with this clown‘s long stride, it was still a long walk from uptown Waterloo to downtown Kitchener. A neatlyâ€"wrapped package makes 15th anniversary show a success Arriving right on cue in Kâ€"W Saturday was that jolly old fellow himself, Santa Claus driving a brand new sleigh. Group of the year, who beat Kichener Waterloo‘s own Helix (presently on an Eastern tour) and Honeymoon Suite, was Toronto‘s controversial Para chute Club. A big upset was Montreal singer Luba, who defeated veteran female singers Carole Pope, and Anne Murray, for female vocalist of the year. Luba. shrouded in purple garb, a Sydney Blackwell nightmare, seemed rather stunned, and told an eager flock of reporters: "I didn‘t want to follow in anyone‘s footsteps but my own." Best video was Rob Quartley‘s Criminal Minds for Gowan, and most promising vocalist was unknown Paul Janz. Most promising group of the year, over Montreal band The Box, and Images in Vogue, was Idle Eyes. with most promising female singer K.D. Lang. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was given a special award from Tears Are Not Enough producer David Foster, as a representative for the People of Canada, and their contribution to the Northern Lights project in aid of Ethiopia. Members of the Dutch Boys Drum and Bugle Corps try to keep warm during a pause in the parade.