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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops

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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