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 Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig 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
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue

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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