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
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Buddy Knox	Mary Lou	ST	02:20
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Ernie* Smith	Bend Down	Skareggae	03:09
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Aarons And Ackley*	N.F.S.	You And I	02:18
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	06:46
Cal* Bostic	Somewhere My Love	Introducing...	02:35
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up (The One I Love)	Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You	02:18
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Loni Gamble	Circles	ST	06:08
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Aarons And Ackley*	Take Me Home	ST	04:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Oscar* McLollie	As Long As You Care at All	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	03:42
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Jonathan Edwards	Sailboat	Sailboat	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Sidewinders	I Like Your Stuff	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:49
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Aarons And Ackley*	Almost Five O'Clock	You And I	00:10
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
Albert Jones*	Hussle Disco	The Facts of Life	02:52
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Happy Dolls	Funky Stuff	Show Album No. 1	03:04
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Reapers Harvest	Ukrainian Pops	03:04
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love)	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:26

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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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)

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

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

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The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

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Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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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

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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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

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

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