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
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
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
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
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
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times

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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