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	Length
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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