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* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
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
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)

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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