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
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Aarons And Ackley*	There Is A Lady	ST	02:21
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Are You Confused	Love Serenade	03:23
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The March Of The Dead	War War War	06:27
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Zambonis*	Let's Go Whalers	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:30
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Ernie* Smith	Show Me a Sign	To Behold Jah	05:11
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Buddy Knox	Rock House	ST	01:53
Zambonis*	Live Intro - Hockey Monkey	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Danger Zone	Everybody Needs It	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Doc Holiday*	Canadian State of Mind	Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind	03:37
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42

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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