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
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
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
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes

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