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)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel

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)

Comments

No Comments