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
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade

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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