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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Oster, Al - Yukon Gold

Vanguard, Saskatchewan - Langley, British Columbia - Whitehorse, Yukon, 🇨🇦

Trois Clefs, Les - Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata

Québec

Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers - Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

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Hewitt, Winston - Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Barry, Yank - The Diary of Mr. Gray

Montréal, Québec

Singing Fools - The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)

Ottawa, Ontario

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Hewitt, Winston - Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

Kingston, Jamaica→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Fowke, Edith - Ontario Ballads & Folksongs

Lumsden, Saskatchewan

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Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) - Sings

Mill Village, Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦

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Dunn, Willie - Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Orphic Egg - Crack It b/w Crack It

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Clark, Larena - A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

Lake Simcoe, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sugluk - Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy

Sugluk, Québec

Da Slyme - ST

St. John's, Newfoundland

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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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Intersystems - Free Psychadelic Poster Inside

Toronto, Ontario

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - Symphony in Effect

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) - The Black Tie Affair

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Keatniks - ST

Labrador, Newfoundland

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Hewitt, Winston - Snapshot

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Chevy Dirt - Western Civilization

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hewitt, Winston - Just You and Me

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Get Loose Crew - ST

Toronto, Ontario

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Hewitt, Winston - Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) - Motherlove

Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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)

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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Showin You Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Don't Wanna be Your Slave The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm the One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
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
A Tribe Called Red Native puppy love ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings

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