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
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn

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