Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Comments

No Comments