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
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

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

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