Ontario Community Newspapers

Whitby Free Press, 13 Apr 1972, p. 3

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Page 3 enteftaiijmeijt guide quest Sof Canad ian talent leqeuIr The Canadian Conferenceof the Arts and Mol son Canadian take pleasure in announcing: "Hear Canada Singing"l, a song wvriting competition designed to en- c o urage and discover Canadian talent and to direct the expression of talented Canadi ans toward positive Canadi ani sm. Spokesman for the competi tion i s 1an Tyson and he vviIl be assisted by Dinah Christie. Myrna Wins A Juno SBe au t i f u 1 songstress Myrna Lorrie, who stars on CBC televisionis Country- time each Saturday night, and who al so mna ke s fr eq u ent appearances on the Tommy Hunter Show, looks radiantly Theme song for the competition was wri tten by New Canadian Rus sellI Thorn- berry, of Edmonton and Toronto. The competition wilI induce Canad- i a ns to write singable, toe-tapping or "lupIl songs concerning some aspect of C an a da or C an adian 1life for awards total ling $17,500 in cash plus career benef its that include recording and pro- motional help. h a p py as she accepts her second Juno Award in a row at the recent RPM Gold Leaf Awards dinner in Toronto. Myrna' s award wvas for being the top femalé singer of the year. The native of Thun- der Bay has been singing country sangs since she was a toddler. Firstprize is a grant of $10, 000 and 1 n addition there wil11 be five grants of $ 1, 500. Ail of the winning songs wiII be recorded and promoted and some of them will1 get further exposure by being used, in part , in Molson Canadiants commercials. Except for the right to use winningsongsin commercials, ail copyright licences to the songs remain the property of the composers. The competition opens immediately and alil entries must be received on or before July 15, 1972. Songs shoul dbe about two minutes in 1length. They may bein Engl ish or in French, or in both languages. Entries must be new sangs, not previously pub- lished or recorded prior to January 1, 1972. Judging wvilI take place in two pha- s e s: pr el1iminary screening and final j udg ing. Prel iminary screening util i- z es two c om pl1etely separate popul ar m us ic r es ources operati ng indepen- dently of each other. They are a group h e aded by B en M cPeek, of Toronto, an d Stephan ie Venne of Montreal. The, f inal judges are: Dinah Christie, Jean Pierre Ferland, Paul Hoffert, Richard Johns ton, Juliette, John Roberts and Ian Tyson. Winnerswill beannouncedbefore the end of 1972. "Hear Canada Singing"l has been en- dorsedenthusiastically by ail segments of the Canadian music industry. BEAUTY LOUNGE et THURS.& FR1. EVENINGS 668-4051 _ 116 BROCK N. P ro ud ly announces "Ms Beverley"~, who has recently received a Proficîency Award special i zng in "1teen"' styles and cuts. Cai in and book your appointment PULLOUT SECTION ente rtai nment sports fe 72 CAMPER ON DISPLAY Service Body Shop OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN LTD. WHITrBY -OëS HAWA 14 25 DUNDAS STRE ET EAST WHITBY ONTARIO TEL. 668-9383 - 4, In Sales 66Y 1Ar) m . 1

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