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
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

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)

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