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
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
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
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

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

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