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
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Albert* Jones Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Albert* Jones I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Albert* Jones Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Albert* Jones Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...

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

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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