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
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
The Revelaires*	You're So Wrong	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:47
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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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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