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
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
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
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Little Loser 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) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Memphis ST
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair

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