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
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada

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

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, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

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

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

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 - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, 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

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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