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
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST

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)

Comments

No Comments