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
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
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
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World 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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