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
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue

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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