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
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song 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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