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
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
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
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer

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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