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
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...

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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