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
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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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