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 Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)

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

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

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)

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

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