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
Keatniks As Long As I Have You ST
Hewitt, Winston Do You Remember Snapshot
Intersystems track 01 (entire side 1) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Burgess, Ivan Outsider (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Intersystems track 06 (entire side 2) Free Psychadelic Poster Inside
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Time Is Now The First Cut Is The Deepest
Orphic Egg Crack It Crack It b/w Crack It
Hewitt, Winston What Am I Living For Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It (Part 2) I Love You
Da Slyme Trudeau Sucks ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Tear It Up Symphony in Effect
A Tribe Called Red Red Skin Girl (ATCR Remix) ST
Oster, Al Fair Weather Friend Yukon Gold
Chevy Dirt Nothing to Me Western Civilization
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) An After Dinner Mint The Black Tie Affair
Keatniks Can`t You See That She`s Mine ST
Northern Haze Qailaurit ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Chevy Dirt Little Loser Western Civilization
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Uncle Nigel The First Cut Is The Deepest
Keatniks Come a Little Bit Closer ST
Get Loose Crew Wannabe ST
Dunn, Willie Collection Blues Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston It Feel So Good Full of Love
Hewitt, Winston What More Can I Do I Love You
Borealis In the End Sons of the Sea
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Nothin' At All (with George Banton) The Black Tie Affair
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Conductin' Thangs The Black Tie Affair
Hewitt, Winston High School Dance Greatest Hits Vol. 1: Love is the Answer
Get Loose Crew Protocol of Rap ST
Two Tones Lord I'm So Weary Live at the Village Corner
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) V.I.P.'s Only (with K-4CE) The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Gone with the Wind Sings
Burgess, Ivan Shadowy Street (Ivan Burgess) Minstrel Of The Dawn
Borealis Broke Sons of the Sea
Trois Clefs, Les Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir Le Rock 'N roll du samedi soir // Innamorata
Sugluk Ballad of the Running Girl Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Singing Fools The Bum Rap The Bum Rap b/w Fire My Love (picture sleeve)
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) I'm The One The First Cut Is The Deepest
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Maestro Zone The Black Tie Affair
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Thanks for the Memory Sings
Hewitt, Winston Feel it Don't Fight It I Love You
Oswald, John Spring (Stravinsky - Oswald Plunderphonics
Hewitt, Winston Keep Movin' (Formerly-Dynagroove) Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Let Your Backbone Slide (Power mix) Symphony in Effect
Northern Haze Trust ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston Someone Loves You Honey Full of Love
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cut Off (Unclean) The First Cut Is The Deepest
Borealis Business Sons of the Sea
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) Our Love is Here to Stay Sings
Dunn, Willie Poundmaker Who Were The Ones? Parts 7-8
Hewitt, Winston Can't You Hear Me Snapshot
Fowke, Edith Mrs. Gordon Clark - I'll Go See My Love Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Fowke, Edith O.J. Abbott - The Weaver Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Private Symphony Symphony in Effect
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
Clark, Larena There Was a Lord in Edinburgh A Canadian Garland: Folksongs from the Province of Ontario
Anthony, Marge (Marjorie Anthony Linden) The Party's Over Sings
Keatniks King of the Road ST
Two Tones Dark as a Dungeon Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Free The First Cut Is The Deepest
Oster, Al Words Will Never Tell Yukon Gold
Northern Haze Anivunga ᓯᓈᒃᑐᖅ
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl Winston and the Dynamics - Keep Movin'
Keatniks That's My Girl ST
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) How Many Styles Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hewitt, Winston I Don't Need Your Love Snapshot
Hewitt, Winston Let Us Work Together Just You and Me
Chevy Dirt Convertible Car Western Civilization
Two Tones The Fox Live at the Village Corner
Hewitt, Winston Just You and Me Just You and Me
Keatniks Here She Comes ST
Fowke, Edith Jerry Carey - Old Erin Far Away Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Bring It On (Remix) Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Hayden, Rudy (Rudy Myhedyn) & the Country Boys Want Me a Woman Want Me a Woman b/w Blue Steel
Hewitt, Winston Our Love is Fallin' I Love You
Chevy Dirt Western Civilization Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston Revalution Rock Reggae Medley
Hewitt, Winston Got the Fever Snapshot
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) Mic Mechanism Naaah, Dis Kid Can't Be From Canada?!!
Sugluk Little Boy Fall Away/ I Didn't Know b/w Ballad of the Running Girl/ Little Boy
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Said Chuck The First Cut Is The Deepest
A Tribe Called Red Electric pow wow drum ST
Chevy Dirt Shake Me Up Western Civilization
Hewitt, Winston I'm Gonna Love You Tonight Just You and Me
Da Slyme squeeze my blackhead ST
Hewitt, Winston No Other Girl I Love You
A Tribe Called Red General Generations ST
Hewitt, Winston Do You Ever Feel Like Crying Snapshot
McNeil, Irene Bon Voyage Mademoiselle Rythme
Maestro Fresh Wes (Wesley Williams) The Mic's My Piece Symphony in Effect
Fowke, Edith Tom Brandon - The Spree Ontario Ballads & Folksongs
Oster, Al Yukon Cheechako Yukon Gold
Two Tones Calypso Baby Live at the Village Corner
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Cover Girl The First Cut Is The Deepest
Two Tones Copper Kettle Live at the Village Corner
Get Loose Crew Rap Vigilante ST
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: The Album The First Cut Is The Deepest
Michie Mee (Michelle McCullock) Interlude: Spice This! The First Cut Is The Deepest
Hewitt, Winston Lonely Street Reggae Medley
Keatniks I Could Easily Fall In Love With You ST

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