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
Alpha Centauri	One Night at a Time	ST	03:41
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Mossy Dream	Fear Itself	02:49
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Priscilla* Rollins	Going Out of My Head Over You	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:24
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Aarons And Ackley*	Swanee Song	ST	02:48
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Joe* Glazer	This Land is Your Land	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:29
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Jean Desprez	War War War	09:50
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Joe* Glazer	We are Building a New Party	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:43
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:55
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Jonathan Edwards	Weapon of Prayer	Sailboat	03:27
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Oscar* McLollie	Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie)	ST	06:47
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Oscar* McLollie	Help Me Make It Through the Night	ST	03:28
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Happy Dolls	Pick Up the Pieces	Show Album No. 1	03:59
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Matt Lucas*	Tomcat Blues	Matt Gets Blue	02:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Bow'd Up	Fear Itself	01:40
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Two Little Oaks On a Mountain	Ukrainian Pops	01:29
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Just a Few Words	I'm a Song	03:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Charmaines*	The One For Me	(You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Buddy Knox	Long Lonely Nights	ST (mono)	01:42
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35

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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