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 rootsโ€”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
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UKโ†’Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ†’Port Arthur, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ†’Erie, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

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

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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