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
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Fakin' Jamaican The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Fun Surround Dem The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest

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