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 Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко 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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