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
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

FEATURED

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

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)

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

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

Comments