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
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
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
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her

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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