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, 🇨🇦

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)

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Hewitt, Winston - Reggae Medley

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, 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
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Historical Implications of Turnips Motherlove
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Borealis Sons for the Sea Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) It's a Great Day Sings
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'

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