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
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
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)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People

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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