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 Billy Gene Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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