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
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World 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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