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
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I

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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