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
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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

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

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)

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

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