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
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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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

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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

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