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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World

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

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

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)

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

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