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
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
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
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

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)

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