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
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself

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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