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 Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)

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 - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, 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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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