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

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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
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today 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?!!
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
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

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