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
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
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
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Albert* Jones Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite

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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