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
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Brown Sugar Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
McNeil, Irene Reviens Vers Moi (Return to Me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Chevy Dirt Underground Western Civilization
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
A Tribe Called Red Munchi -Shottas (A Tribe Called Red SocaCore remix) ST
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys 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
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Clark, Larena Rattle on the Stovepipe A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Barry, Yank I'll Still Be Remembering You The Diary of Mr. Gray
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Check My Vernacular Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Black Tie Affair The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
McNeil, Irene Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Just Let Me Be Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
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
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say I Love You
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Keatniks Bumble Boogie ST
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Burgess, Ivan If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ

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