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
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane 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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