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)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

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

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

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

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