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
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST

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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