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
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine 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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