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
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
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
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 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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