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, 🇨🇦

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Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) - The First Cut Is The Deepest

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)

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 Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Clark, Larena Lord Gregory A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Just One of Those Things Sings
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - An Old Man He Courted Me Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
McNeil, Irene Rock’n roll du Père Noël (Boogie woogie Santa Claus) Mademoiselle Rythme
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Barry, Yank Act 1: (Stereophonic) Mr. Gray The Diary of Mr. Gray
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Our Love Is Fallin' Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Bill Bissett’s Lullaby Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fine Tune Da Mic Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Other Woman Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Angels Hair Mother Love Suite: Intro; Allementry; Plunket Pastoral; Two Buried Texts Part I - Silver Lake Six; Two Buried Texts Part II - Silver Lake Six; A Little Love Poem for Your Lobes to Nibble On; Visitation; Cada Motherlove
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) Pleasure Sweets Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Miss Marianne (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Fowke, Edith Orlo Brandon - The Green Briar Shore Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'll Call You The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston You Don't Have to Say Your Sorry Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Makin' Records Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Personal Assistant The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Let it Be Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Your Daughter The First Cut Is The Deepest
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Untouchable Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
A Tribe Called Red Look at This ST
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Tell the Devil Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear it Up Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Get Loose Crew Get Loos Crew Instrumental ST
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston The Same One Full of Love
Two Tones Sinnerman Live at the Village Corner
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair

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