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
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops

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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