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
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite

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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