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
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite

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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