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
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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