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
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey 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
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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

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, 🇺🇸

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

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

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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)

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