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
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST

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 - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, 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

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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