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
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко 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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST

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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