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 Intertribal n1 ST
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Ripped Mee Off The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

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