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
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ellen McIlwaine	I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song)	Everybody Needs It	02:55
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Zambonis*	Leave Your Stink at the Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	00:44
Jonathan Edwards	People Get Ready	Sailboat	03:02
Jonathan Edwards	Girl from the Canyon	Sailboat	02:37
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Boat is Rocking	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Hopak	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:13
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Tony McManus	Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:49
Oscar* McLollie	For the Good Times	ST	04:20
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Sidewinders	Gift to the Sun	Flatfoot Hustlin'	06:09
Buddy Knox	C'mon Baby	ST (mono)	02:05
David Amram	Your Smile On My Mind	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:34
Oscar* McLollie	Buried Alive	ST	04:12
Priscilla* Rollins	Cry Cry Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:36
Tony McManus	Chalaneru	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Albert Jones*	Thank Goodness	The Facts of Life	02:24
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	We The People	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:23
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Matt Lucas*	The Last Song	Matt Gets Blue	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Oscar* McLollie	Love Will Get You	ST	03:32
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Albert Jones*	I Feel So Good	The Facts of Life	03:13
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Aarons And Ackley*	Oh What a Good Time	You And I	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Tell Him that You Love Him	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Zambonis*	To Bleed Black and Gold (demo)	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:53
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	O Moon Do Not Shine	Ukrainian Pops	02:34
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
The Revelaires*	She Wears My Ring	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:57
Ernie* Smith	Don't Down Me Now	To Behold Jah	03:52
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
The Revelaires*	You're So Wrong	You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring	02:47
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm Gonna Love You Baby	I'm a Song	02:34
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ellen McIlwaine	The Letter	Fear Itself	02:10
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Aarons And Ackley*	Girl I've Been Waiting	You And I	02:36

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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