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) It's a Great Day Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect

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