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 Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song

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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