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
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her

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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