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
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

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)

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