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
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer

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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