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
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST

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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