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
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Munition Maker	War War War	04:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Aarons And Ackley*	Could Have Had Anything	You And I	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Albert* Jones	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Matt* Lucas	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Happy Dolls	Hello Dolly	Show Album No. 1	01:44
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Albert* Jones	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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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 - Matt Gets Blue

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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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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

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