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
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan 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
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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