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 Jimmy Jean We the People
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
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
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1

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

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

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)

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

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