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
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock 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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