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 Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
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
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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