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 Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People

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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