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	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Steal Him Away	Ellen McIlwaine	03:12
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Alpha Centauri	You Shot Me Down	ST	05:43
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Alpha Centauri	Love Only You	ST	04:05
Ellen McIlwaine	(I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You	Ellen McIlwaine	02:48
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Sweet Inspiration	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:32
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	I Want a Girl	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Matt Lucas*	The Nuthouse	Matt Gets Blue	02:30
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Matt Lucas*	Leave the Light On Baby	Matt Gets Blue	06:00
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Jonathan Edwards	Carolina Caroline	Sailboat	03:13
Jonathan Edwards	Never Together	Sailboat	02:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
David Amram	The Mountain Song	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:15
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Polissian Polka 'Mazury'	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:10
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Oscar* McLollie	The Way You Do the Things You Do	ST	02:45
Buddy Knox	I'm In Love With You	ST	01:46
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	The Betrothed Girl	Ukrainian Pops	02:50
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Matt Lucas*	New Orleans Woman	Matt Gets Blue	02:05
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Cal* Bostic	In Love Again (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:25
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Nelson* Riddle	Government House	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Joe* Glazer	A Douglas for Me	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:12
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie)	ST	03:02
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Toe Hold	Honky Tonk Angel	04:32
Aarons And Ackley*	Sailor Song	ST	06:42
Matt Lucas*	Herpes Blues	Matt Gets Blue	06:30
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Oscar* McLollie	Like to Live the Love	ST	03:23
Matt Lucas*	The Peepin' Tom	Matt Gets Blue	03:21
Aarons And Ackley*	Annalee	ST	02:38
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Matt Lucas*	Massage Parlour Blues	Matt Gets Blue	03:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:39
David Amram	Song for Kenya	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:16
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ursa Major*	Stage Door Queen	ST	05:25
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Don't	You And I	02:05
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Happy Dolls	Drum Solo	Show Album No. 1	05:14
Buddy Knox	Teasable, Pleasable You	ST (mono)	02:19
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Nelson* Riddle	Moving Ahead	British Columbia Suite	02:41
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Oscar* McLollie	She's a Child	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Buddy Knox	Rock-a-Billy Walk	ST	02:15
Country Mcdonald Joe*	War Widow	War War War	02:04
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Jack Holland	The Eyes of a Dreamer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:24
Oscar* McLollie	So Pleasing Loving You	So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24

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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