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 I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level 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
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Dada Lama Motherlove
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston For You Love: Every Beat of My Heart; What's Your Name; Sweets For My Sweet; If it Don't Work Out Full of Love
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Care for a Night Cap? The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Two Tones Summer Love Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Borealis Old Age Sons of the Sea
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante (dub) ST
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Tom Sullivan - I Love Little Willie Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
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
Barry, Yank I Can't Help Feeling The Diary of Mr. Gray
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part One) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Clark, Larena The Banks of the Nile A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Fowke, Edith John Leahy - The Banks of Inverness Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Clark, Larena The Gallant Hussar A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) These Foolish Things Sings
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Memphis ST
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pass the Champagne The Black Tie Affair
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) On the Jazz Tip The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Child in Me Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
McNeil, Irene Rock n' roll cha cha cha Mademoiselle Rythme
Oster, Al Midnight Sun Rock Yukon Gold
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes

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