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
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down Low	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Alpha Centauri	Make it at Rock 'n' Roll	ST	02:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Buddy Knox	Somebody Touched Me	ST (mono)	02:16
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Priscilla* Rollins	Letter to Mommy & Daddy	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:39
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Matt Lucas*	The Old Man	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	02:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
The Revelaires*	Great Pretender	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	02:37
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Cal* Bostic	Longing for You (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	02:45
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48

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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