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
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer

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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