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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself

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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