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
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue

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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