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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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

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, 🇺🇸

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

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

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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)

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