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
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Keatniks Memphis ST
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes

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