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
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade

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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