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
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue

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

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

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)

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

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