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
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
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
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Outro & Cut Off (Clean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold

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