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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
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
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

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

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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)

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