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
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops

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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