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
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Buddy Knox	Rock Around the Clock	ST	01:53
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Why Can't I touch You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:50
Buddy Knox	Party Doll	ST	02:08
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Albert Jones*	She Lost Her Faith	The Facts of Life	03:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Happy Dolls	Sweet Gypsy Rose	Show Album No. 1	02:32
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Joe* Glazer	New Democratic Party Train	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:58
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Till You're Loving Me Again	I'm a Song	03:34
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Aarons And Ackley*	Five O'Clock	You And I	01:01
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

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

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

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

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

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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

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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