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 Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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