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
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
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
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
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?!!
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) 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
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold

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