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
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

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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