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
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
The Revelaires* Cab Driver Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST

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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