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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
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
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
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
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius

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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