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
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
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)
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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