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
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Love it Or Leave it Alone The First Cut Is The Deepest
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks Memphis ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold

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