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 (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'

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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