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
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
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 Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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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