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
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer

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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