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
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
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
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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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