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
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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