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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
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
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
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 Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
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
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Intertribal n1 ST
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Still Here The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest

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