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
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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

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

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

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

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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

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

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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

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Loni Gamble - ST

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

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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