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
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn 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
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Keatniks Memphis ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect

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