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
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST

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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