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
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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