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
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Hors d'ouevres The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Clark, Larena The Old Country Fair A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Love is the Answer Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Keatniks That's My Girl ST

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