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	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54

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

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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

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

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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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