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
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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