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 Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

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

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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)

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