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	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

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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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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