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 Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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

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, 🇺🇸

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

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

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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)

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