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
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
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
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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