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
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You 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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

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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