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
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Three Quarter Promenade	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Matt* Lucas	I'm Movin' On	The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On	03:05
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Dils*	Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit)	Made In Canada	03:26
Joe* Glazer	We Shall Not Be Moved	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Nelson* Riddle	Valley of the Swans	British Columbia Suite	04:07
Matt* Lucas	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Hopeton* Lewis	Story Book Children	Think Positive // Story Book Children	07:25
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Matt* Lucas	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Mike* Ferro	Bridges	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	04:51
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Presque Isle Eighth	Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Matt* Lucas	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Jonathan Edwards	How About You	Sailboat	03:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Buddy Knox	I Ain't Sharin' Sharon	ST (mono)	02:01
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Matt* Lucas	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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 - Matt Gets Blue

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

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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