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
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat

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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