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
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
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
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Albert* Jones You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert* Jones Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Nelson* Riddle Peace River British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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 - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, 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

Greeley, Colorado, USA - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Colorado, USA

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

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)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

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

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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