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 Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
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
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel

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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