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
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	05:06
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55

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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