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 In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat

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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