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 Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST

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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