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
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1

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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