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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel

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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