Canadian Pioneers

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 Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Lady Luck (The Darkside) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes

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