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
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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

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* - 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

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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