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
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
McNeil, Irene Petit à Petit (Little by little) Chanson de Rosemarie McCoy et Kelly Owens, auxquels ont doit aussi "I beg of you" pour Elvis Presley Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST

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