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
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I

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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