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
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston Burning Inside Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - Erin's Green Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Borealis Tomorrow Morning Sons of the Sea
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Keatniks Long Tall Sally ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Come Rain or Come Shine Sings
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
McNeil, Irene Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Since I Met You Baby Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Sugar Sugar Pretty Brown Eyes
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston I Love You I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Reggae Medley Reggae Medley
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!

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