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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST

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

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

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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