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 Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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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