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
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World

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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