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
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
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
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train 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
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite

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

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

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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