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 Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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

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

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)

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

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