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
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Albert* Jones Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Albert* Jones You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Albert* Jones Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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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