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
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
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
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST

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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