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
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

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

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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)

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