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
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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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