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
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
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
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...

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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