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
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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

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, 🇺🇸

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

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

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Amist the Black Eyes

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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)

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