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
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) I'm Drinkin' Milk Now Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) M.L.’s Dream Motherlove
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Children Go Where I Send Thee Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
McNeil, Irene Sois gentil (Adaptation de "Treat me nice" interprétée par Elvis dans le film Jailhouse rock) Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oster, Al Trail of '98 Yukon Gold
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Burgess, Ivan Minstrel of the Dawn (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
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
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
McNeil, Irene Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today

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