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
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09

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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