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
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
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
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War

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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