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
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Sidewinders	Flat Foot Hustlin'	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:16
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20

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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