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The U-Knows were a Canadian award for independent and alternative music, initiated by Toronto radio station CFNY in 1981.
The name U-Know was a pun on Canada's mainstream music awards, the Juno Awards. The awards were presented based on voting by CFNY's listeners.
In 1986, the station held a contest to rename the awards, which became the CASBY Awards that year. (CASBY stands for Canadian Artists Selected By You.)
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U-Know sinners
Album of the Year
- 1981 - Teenage Head, Frantic City
- 1982 - Bruce Cockburn, Inner City Front
- 1983 - Rough Trade, Shaking the Foundations
- 1984 - Parachute Club, Parachute Club
- 1985 - Parachute Club, At the Feet of the Moon
Single of the Year
- 1981 - Martha and the Muffins, "Echo Beach"
- 1982 - Blue Peter, "Chinese Graffiti"
- 1983 - The Payolas, "Eyes of a Stranger"
- 1984 - Men Without Hats, "The Safety Dance"
- 1985 - Spoons, "Tell No Lies"
Group of the Year
- 1981 - Teenage Head
- 1982 - Martha and the Muffins
- 1983 - Spoons
- 1984 - Parachute Club
- 1985 - Parachute Club
Female Vocalist of the Year
- 1981 - Carole Pope (Rough Trade)
- 1982 - Carole Pope
- 1983 - Carole Pope
- 1984 - Lorraine Segato (Parachute Club)
- 1985 - Jane Siberry
Male Vocalist of the Year
- 1981 - B.B. Gabor
- 1982 - B.B. Gabor
- 1983 - Leroy Sibbles
- 1984 - Paul Humphries (Blue Peter)
- 1985 - Bruce Cockburn