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
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Northern Haze Sinnaktuq ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Barry, Yank Introduction to the Diary of Mr. Gray (78rpm monophonic) The Diary of Mr. Gray
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) The Incest Song Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me (version) Just You and Me
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Oswald, John Pocket (Basie - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Hewitt, Winston I Love You More Than I Can Say Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Chevy Dirt G.T.O. Western Civilization
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston It's Too Late Let Us Work Together // It's Too Late
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap (dub) ST
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Clark, Larena The Faggot Cutter A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Two Tones Kilgarry Mountain Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Higher Level Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) A Hum for Stevie Winwood Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Jane I'm Not the Same I Love You
Oster, Al One of These Days Yukon Gold
bpNichol (Barry Phillip Nichol) STHNLA Motherlove
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith Marcelle McMahon - Sir Charles Lapier Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Fortissimo Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Clark, Larena The Dapple Grey A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
McNeil, Irene Rock a Beatin' Boogie (Bill Haley) Mademoiselle Rythme
Get Loose Crew Wannabe (dub) ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Poetry is Black The Black Tie Affair
Oster, Al 918 Miles Yukon Gold
Kris, Bobby and the Imperials A Year From Today She Belongs to Me b/w A Year From Today
Hewitt, Winston I'll Get to You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together (version) Just You and Me
Clark, Larena I Once Loved a Lass A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Hewitt, Winston Jane (I'm Not the Same) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Oster, Al Yukon Gold Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Shoo-ba-do-ba-do-ba Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston You're the One I Love Pretty Brown Eyes
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You Just You and Me
Burgess, Ivan The Call (Gene MacLellan) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Two Tones We Come Here to Sing Live at the Village Corner
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) L.T.D. Makes a Toast The Black Tie Affair
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
McNeil, Irene Dis-moi que tu m’aimes (Tell me that you love me) Mademoiselle Rythme
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston I'm So Glad I Found You (version) Just You and Me
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Pray To Da East Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Northern Haze Quviasuk ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston I Love You Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Burgess, Ivan Mon Pays (Gilles Vigneault) Minstrel Of The Dawn
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
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Borealis Lucky Day Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) "Dat's My Nigga!!" Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Keatniks Memphis ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Just Swingin Symphony in Effect
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) LTD's on the Wheels of Fortune Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Hewitt, Winston Dreaming of You Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Chevy Dirt This Ain't Love Western Civilization
Regan, Bob & the Peace River Rangers Teenage Boogie Teenage Boogie b/w I Will Never Hold Another
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST
Hewitt, Winston Get on the Scene Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston I Need a Lot of Loving Just You and Me
Fowke, Edith Stanley Baby - A Long Awa' Ship Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Hewitt, Winston Keep Moving I Love You
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Watchin' Zeros Grow The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Northern Haze Inusivut ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Oswald, John Pretender (Oparton - Oswald) Plunderphonics
Sugluk Fall Away Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
McNeil, Irene Noël en Italie Mademoiselle Rythme
Borealis The Politician Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
Hewitt, Winston Roses Are Red Full of Love
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Two Tones This is My Song Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Certs Wid Out Da Retsyn Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Borealis Higher Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Want to Forget Snapshot
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings

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