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
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Bluebird*	Country Boy Blues	Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost	02:40
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Jack Holland	Get it Behind You Girl	The Eyes of a Dreamer	01:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Keep On	Everybody Needs It	03:39
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	It Only Takes a Moment	And I Love Her	02:08
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Dave Gordon & Kay*	I Love That Hockey Team	I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow	03:07
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
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	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Nelson* Riddle	The Route of the Haidas	British Columbia Suite	03:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна	Ukrainian Pops	03:02
Ernie* Smith	Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun)	Skareggae	04:04
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Ursa Major*	Back to the Land	ST	06:46
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Sidewinders	A Voyage	Flatfoot Hustlin'	01:06
Happy Dolls	Shake Your Booty	Show Album No. 1	02:57
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billie Joe	Honky Tonk Angel	04:13
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
The Revelaires*	You're So Wrong	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST	02:15
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Lover's Lane	Ellen McIlwaine	03:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	You Belong to Me	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	05:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко	Ukrainian Pops	03:34
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Nelson* Riddle	Garibaldi Mountain	British Columbia Suite	05:13
Priscilla* Rollins	Magic Moment	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	02:51
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Cure My Blues	Everybody Needs It	04:14
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Albert Jones*	You Stole My Love	The Facts of Life	03:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

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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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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

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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

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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

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