His longtime collaborator, Montreal-based American jazz singer Ranee Lee, paid him tribute - noting his humanitarianism, devotion to family and willingness to mentor young musicians - as she inducted him into the hall. She introduced the evening's inductees: Jazz pianist Oliver Jones, Quebecois songstress Diane Dufresne, country star Terri Clark and rock band Trooper.įollowing a traditional performance by Blackfoot elder and knowledge keeper Eldon Weasel Child, Jones was the first to be honoured. The 2023 Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place on Thursday at Studio Bell in Calgary, highlighting four starkly different musical acts with storied Canadian careers during the event.ĬBC Music host and mezzo-soprano Julia Nesrallah was the MC of the ceremony, the second of its kind.
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