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
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Loni Gamble It's You ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel

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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