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
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I

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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