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 The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
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
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah

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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