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
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
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
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops

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

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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