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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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

A Tribe Called Red - ST

Ottawa, Ontario

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Oswald, John - Plunderphonics

Kitchener, 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 Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Sugluk Fall Away 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
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove

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