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
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Jack Holland	Waco	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:39
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Matt* Lucas	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
Matt* Lucas	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Matt* Lucas	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Priscilla* Rollins	I Know	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Jack Holland	The Time Or the Place	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:46
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Jack Holland	Roasalie	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:01
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Matt* Lucas	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
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
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Honky Tonk Angel	03:52
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Forward	War War War	04:42
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Ursa Major*	Lay Me Down	ST	04:36
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49

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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