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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
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
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans 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 Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade

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 - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, 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

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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