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
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Matt* Lucas	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Matt* Lucas	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Matt* Lucas	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Charmaines*	(You Are) Hypnotized	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:33
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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 - Matt Gets Blue

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

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

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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