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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Albert* Jones You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert* Jones Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock 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
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Albert* Jones I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Albert* Jones That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1

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

Greeley, Colorado, USA - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Colorado, USA

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

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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