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 I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War

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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