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 Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks Three Long Days and Nights ST
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston In My Flying Machine Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Fast Freight Live at the Village Corner
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
McNeil, Irene Ce rythme le Rock n' roll (Ivory Joe Hunter) Adaptation de "You can’t stop this rocking and rolling" Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Drop the Needle Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Pretty Brown Eyes Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena The House Carpenter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Hey There Sings
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Good to Go ST
A Tribe Called Red Woodcarver ST
Burgess, Ivan I Want to Live (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Symphony in Effect
Chevy Dirt No Foolin' Around Western Civilization
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Hewitt, Winston You're My Boopsy Pretty Brown Eyes
Borealis Another Boy Sons of the Sea
Dunn, Willie The Little Big Horn Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Da Slyme Defacation On The Nation ST
Oster, Al I Wonder What Your Eyes Will Say Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Happiest Girl in the World Sings
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Hewitt, Winston I'm Not the One to Cry Over You Snapshot
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Chevy Dirt Gas Operator Western Civilization
Oster, Al Waltz of the Yukon Yukon Gold
Sugluk I Didn't Know Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony (Remix) The Black Tie Affair
Burgess, Ivan When My Love Comes (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Blue Steel Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
McNeil, Irene Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) I'll Take Romance Sings
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Stop Knocking on My Door Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Northern Haze Uvaguk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Oster, Al Next Boat Yukon Gold
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Clark, Larena Thyme ‘tis a Pretty Flower A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Burgess, Ivan Pendant que (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston They Got to Come Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena The Rifle Boys A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight it (Part Two) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Hewitt, Winston There's No Love in the World Today Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Keatniks Laudie, Laudie Miss Claudie ST
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Get Loose Crew Get Loose Crew ST
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Hewitt, Winston Say it's Allright Snapshot
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Stealin' Love Pretty Brown Eyes
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
Northern Haze Nutaraq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
A Tribe Called Red Moombahwow ST
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario

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