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
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It

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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