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
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah

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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