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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Albert* Jones That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Albert* Jones Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Albert* Jones I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert* Jones She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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

Greeley, Colorado, USA - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Colorado, USA

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

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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