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
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

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

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