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
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST

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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