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
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up (The One I Love) Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
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)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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

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, 🇺🇸

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

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

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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)

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