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
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Loni Gamble It's You 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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