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
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST

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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