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
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song

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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