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
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up 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
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove

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