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
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine

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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