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 rootsโ€”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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UKโ†’Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ†’Port Arthur, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ†’Erie, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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