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

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
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics

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