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 rootsโ€”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
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple ะ’ะธัะธั‚ัŒ ะฏะฑะบะพ Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

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

Detroit, Michigan, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Ursa Major* - ST

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

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

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

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

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

Birmingham, England, UKโ†’Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ†’Port Arthur, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ†’Erie, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

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

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

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

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

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

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ*

FEATURED

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

Mercer Island, Washington, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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