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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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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