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
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	King of the Cops	I'm a Song	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Albert Jones*	You Just Can't Turn Me Loose	The Facts of Life	02:59
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

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* - 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

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