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
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
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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