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
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Northern Haze Puigo ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Memphis ST
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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