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
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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