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
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Tony McManus	The Maids of Mitchelstown	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	02:53
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Matt* Lucas	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00

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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