Canadian Pioneers

This collection honours the trailblazers—the artists who dared to do something different and, in many cases, were the first to do it in Canadian music. From genre-defining innovators to cultural groundbreakers, Canadian Pioneers celebrates those who opened doors, broke rules, and carved out new paths with originality, courage, and vision. Their contributions helped shape the sound of Canada—and inspired generations to come.

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Burgess, Ivan - Minstrel Of The Dawn

Bermuda - Ottawa, Ontario - Antigonish, Nova Scotia - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys - Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel

Ethelbert, Manitoba - Hamilton, Ontario - Abbotsford, British Columbia

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Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Montréal, Québec

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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Toronto, Ontario

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Northern Haze - ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

Igloolik, Nunavut, 🇨🇦

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Two Tones - Live at the Village Corner

Orillia, Ontario (Gordon Lightfoot); Wasago, Ontario (Terry Whelan)

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

McNeil, Irene - Mademoiselle Rythme

Montréal, Québec

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Hewitt, Winston - Full of Love

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Keatniks - ST

Labrador, Newfoundland

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Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Kris, Bobby and the Imperials - She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Toronto, Ontario

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Québec

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

Sugluk, Québec

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A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

bpNichol - Motherlove vinyl side 2

Borealis on a ladder

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vintage naked lady with bicycle

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray gatefold inner sleeve

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 1 stereo

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray vinyl act 4 quadraphonic instrumental

Yank Barry First Time on Stage

Yank Barry poster

Yank Barry - The Diary of Mr. Gray sheet music

Les Trois Clefs - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Keatniks - ST

Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Yank Barry hovering over The Phantom Lady

Barry, Yank

Get Loose Crew - ST

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) / The Black Tie Affair

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams)

Get Loose Crew December 1987

Sings

MC Shadow & DJ Jel in British Knights apparel 1988

Get Loose Crew

Crack It b/w Crack It

Da Slyme-ST LABEL 04

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme / ST Spray-painted variant

Da Slyme-ST INSERT SHEET 06

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect

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