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
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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