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| name = April Wine
status = Active |
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music_genre = [[Hard rock]] |
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current_members = [[Myles Goodwyn]]<br>Brian Greenway<br>Jerry Mercer<br>Jim Clench<br> |
| origin = [[Waverley, Nova Scotia]], Canada
past_members = Gary Moffat<br>Steve Lang<br>Richie Henman<br>David Henman<br>Jim Henman<br>Steve Segal<br>[[Carl Dixon]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| years_active = 1969–1986, 1992–present
| label = [[Aquarius Records (Canada)|Aquarius]], [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]], DIR Broadcasting, [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]], [[London Recordings|London]], Flood Ross, Civilian, [[Universal Music Group|Universal]], BGO, [[Telemedia]] Communications, [[PIAS Recordings|PIAS]]
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| current_members = [[Brian Greenway]]<br />Richard Lanthier<br />Roy Nichol<br />Marc Parent
| past_members = [[Myles Goodwyn]]<br />Jim Henman<br />David Henman<br />Ritchie Henman<br />Gary Moffet<br />[[Steve Lang]]<br />Steve Segal<br />[[Carl Dixon]]<br />[[Jim Clench]]<br />[[Jerry Mercer]]<br />[[Breen LeBoeuf]]<br />Blair Mackay
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'''April Wine''' is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], led by singer-guitarist-songwriter [[Myles Goodwyn]] until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced success with their second album, ''[[On Record (album)|On Record]]'' (1972), which reached the top 40 in Canada and yielded two hit singles: a cover of [[Elton John]]'s "Bad Side of the Moon", a top 20 hit in Canada; and a cover of [[Hot Chocolate]]'s "[[You Could Have Been a Lady]]", a number 2 song in Canada.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
'''April Wine''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[rock band]] formed in [[1969]]. According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because it was two words that sounded good together. The band would go on to release over 20 albums and forge a live performance reputation that sees them still drawing devoted crowds across Canada and around the world 37 years after taking their first steps into the [[Hard Rock]] spotlight.


They have experienced only moderate international success, but great popularity in their home country of Canada. Their greatest response internationally throughout the 1970s and early '80s came with songs such as, "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972), "[[Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love]]" (1975), "[[Roller (April Wine song)|Roller]]" (1979), "[[I Like to Rock (song)|I Like to Rock]]" (1980), "[[Sign of the Gypsy Queen]]" (1981), and "[[Just Between You and Me (April Wine song)|Just Between You and Me]]" (1981). They have released 16 studio albums.<ref name="TheStar">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/Music/article/602323|title=Music – April Wine gets its respect|access-date=March 23, 2009|work=TheStar.com | location=Toronto | first=Leslie | last=Scrivener | date=March 14, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090317085558/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/602323| archive-date= March 17, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="walkerton">{{cite web|url=http://www.walkerton.com/entertainment/article/65428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717235015/http://www.walkerton.com/entertainment/article/65428|archive-date=July 17, 2011|title=Southwestern Ontario – April Wine plays show at Trilogy, Friday|access-date=March 23, 2009|publisher=Walkerton.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Albums {{!}} April Wine - Official Website |url=https://www.aprilwine.ca/albums/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |language=en}}</ref>
== The early years ==


== History ==


=== Early years ===
April Wine began in late 1969 in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] Original members were brothers [[David Henman]] on guitar and [[Richie Henman]] on drums. Their cousin [[Jim Henman]] joined in on bass. To complete the sound [[Myles Goodwyn]] joined in on lead vocals and guitar. In early 1970 the band relocated to [[Montreal]]. Shortly after arriving in their new home the band were signed by [[Aquarius Records]]. They recorded their first self-titled album ''[[April Wine (album)|April Wine]]'' (1971) which included the hit "Fast Train". "Fast Train" received fairly steady airplay on radio stations across Canada and established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter. The single's success gave the band's label confidence and work began on a second album, but not before a change in the line-up (the first of many over the course of the band's career). Jim Henman quit in the fall of [[1971]]. He was replaced by [[Jim Clench]].
Although April Wine officially began in late 1969 in [[Waverley, Nova Scotia]], their roots can be traced to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1967/68, where brothers David and Ritchie Henman grew up playing music together before moving to Nova Scotia.<ref name="encyclopop">{{cite web |title=CANOE – JAM! Music – Pop Encyclopedia |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/A/April_Wine.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525025235/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/A/April_Wine.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 25, 2012 |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |access-date=July 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Notable Entertainment and Events – Headline Acts |url=http://www.noteable.net/HeadlineActs/AprilWine.html |publisher=Noteable.net |access-date=July 26, 2008}}</ref>


Three of the founding members&nbsp;-&nbsp;David Henman (guitar), Ritchie Henman (drums), and their cousin Jim Henman (bass)&nbsp;-&nbsp;were originally in a band named Prism (not to be confused with [[Prism (band)|the Vancouver-based band of the same name]]). After a brief break to attend university, the trio reformed with [[Myles Goodwyn]] on lead vocals and guitar. Goodwyn had previously played with Jim Henman in a group called the Termites. David Henman christened the new group "April Wine". They realized that [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] did not provide opportunities to play and record, so they sent a demo tape to [[Aquarius Records (Canada)|Aquarius Records]] in Montreal. Aquarius managers Terry Flood and [[Donald K. Tarlton]] returned a rejection letter but the band mistook it for an invitation. On April 1, 1970, April Wine went to [[Montreal]], bringing with them their instruments and $100 in cash; Flood and Tarlton were persuaded to sign the band to a contract.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mersereau |first1=Bob |title=Great Moments In Canadian Music, Dec 2021 |url=https://amplify.nmc.ca/great-moments-in-canadian-music-track-13-how-april-wine-turned-a-rejection-letter-into-their-big-break/ |website=amplify.nmc.ca |date=December 9, 2021 |publisher=Amplify, National Music Centre |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> They were set up in a chalet and booked at a local comedy club, Café Andre. They spent the next five months touring eastern Canada with [[Mashmakhan]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE">{{cite web |title=APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE |url=http://www.aprilwine.ca/thebuerstercollection/concerts.html |website=aprilwine.ca |publisher=April Wine |access-date=29 January 2022}}</ref>
== Mainstream success begins ==


The band recorded and released their self-titled debut album ''[[April Wine (album)|April Wine]]'' in September 1971.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stone |first1=Doug |title=April Wine Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/april-wine-mw0000524650 |website=allmusic.com |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Making music : profiles from a century of Canadian music|last=Barris, Alex.|date=2001|publisher=HarperCollins|others=Barris, Theodore.|isbn=0-00-200056-3|edition=1st|location=Toronto|oclc=46629111}}</ref> The album included a single, "[[Fast Train (song)|Fast Train]]", which was a top 40 hit in Canada and peaked at #38 on the [[RPM (magazine)|RPM Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5365&volume=15&issue=21&issue_dt=July%2010%201971&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=poh911qgn3os6sru15ijbeam42|title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada|website=Weba.rchive.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012224314/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5365&volume=15&issue=21&issue_dt=July%2010%201971&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=poh911qgn3os6sru15ijbeam42|access-date=August 13, 2021|archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> It established Myles Goodwyn as April Wine's main songwriter. The album did not sell well, but the success of the single led the band's label to ask for a second album. Jim Henman left the band in the fall of 1971 and was replaced by [[Jim Clench]].<ref name="TheStar" /> In the meantime, the band spent 1971 touring the college circuit, with the exception of July 30th, when they opened at Montreal's Place Des Nations for [[The Guess Who]]. 1972 was much the same, although they began to play larger venues and opened for a few more large acts, like [[Ike & Tina Turner]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], [[Badfinger]] and [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/>


=== Mainstream success ===
Under the guidance of producer [[Ralph Murphy]], April Wine recorded their second album, titled ''[[On Record]]''. The first single off the album was to be a cover version of the song "You Could Have Been a Lady", originally by the band [[Hot Chocolate]]. The song would prove to be a tremendous success. It would hit number 1 on radio stations all across Canada as well as cracking the [[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]] Top 30 chart in the [[United States]] where it would stay for 11 weeks. Following quick on it heels, April Wine released their second single from ''On Record'', titled "Bad Side of the Moon". This song, originally by [[Elton John]] would also find success on Canadian radio stations and was a minor hit in the U.S. as well. Both tracks remain staples on [[Classic Rock]] radio stations in Canada to this day. On Record was certified Gold in Canada and the band, with Ralph Murphy as producer again, hit the studio to cash in on the momentum generated by their second release.
Under the guidance of producer [[Ralph Murphy (musician)|Ralph Murphy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/nashville/murphy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916194112/http://www.ascap.com/nashville/murphy/|archive-date=September 16, 2008|title=Murphy's Laws of Songwriting – Advice from ASCAP Nashville's Ralph Murphy|access-date=October 11, 2008|publisher=ASCAP.com}}</ref> April Wine recorded their second album, ''[[On Record (album)|On Record]]'' in 1972. The first single was a cover version of the [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Hot Chocolate]] song "You Could Have Been a Lady". The record was a commercial success, hitting number two for a single week on the RPM Canadian charts, as well as cracking the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart in the [[United States]] where it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 32.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp |title=For all Billboard chart rankings |publisher=Billboard.com |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-date=September 3, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903144110/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> A second single, a cover of "Bad Side of the Moon" by [[Elton John]] and [[Bernie Taupin]], also got much airplay on Canadian radio and was a minor hit in the U.S. Both tracks remain staples on [[classic rock]] radio stations in Canada. ''On Record'' was certified Gold in Canada and the band, along with Murphy, returned to the studio.


During recording of the band's third album yet another line-up change would take place. Before the album's completion, brothers David and Ritchie Henman quit April Wine leaving Myles Goodwyn as the only remaining original member. Goodwyn and Jim Clench decided to carry on and began auditions for replacements for the Henmans. Eventually drummer [[Jerry Mercer]] (formerly of the Canadian band [[Mashmakhan]]) and guitarist [[Gary Moffatt]] would be chosen. The addition of the two new members unified April Wine as a tight, powerful touring band. Together they finished recording the band's third album, entitled ''[[Electric Jewels]]''. The album was met with instant favour from the band's ever growing fan base. It contained songs such as "Weeping Widow", "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide" which would stay in April Wine's concert set lists for many years. The tour (called the Electric Adventure) to support the new album was a huge success and featured a massive lighting and pyrotechnic show that dazzled fans from coast to coast.
While the band was recording their third album in 1973, David and Ritchie Henman quit. Goodwyn and Clench held auditions and the replacements were drummer [[Jerry Mercer]] (formerly of [[Mashmakhan]]) and guitarist Gary Moffet. They finished the album, ''[[Electric Jewels]]'', with the songs "Weeping Widow," "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide", which would stay in April Wine's set lists for many years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ronald |first1=Brian |title=APRIL WINE – Electric Jewels, June 2017 |url=https://www.decibelgeek.com/april-wine-electric-jewels-70s-guy-retro-review/ |website=decibelgeek.com |date=June 21, 2017 |publisher=Decibel Geek |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> In support of this album, the band embarked on the Electric Adventure Tour where nearly every Canadian arena or concert hall that seated more than 2500 saw the band play.<ref name=":0" /> The tour also featured a massive lighting and pyrotechnic show.<ref name="Inc.1974">{{cite magazine|author=Martin Melhuish|date=October 12, 1974|title=From the Music Capitals of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=47–|issn=0006-2510|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Touring proved successful; [[Gene Cornish]] and [[Dino Danelli]] of [[The Rascals]] attended a 1974 concert in [[Massey Hall]], and were so impressed they offered to record and produce a live album of the band. The one-night recording session was something of a rushed enterprise; they wanted the album to be released by the end of the tour. Goodwyn wasn't happy with the sound, but ''April Wine Live'' went [[Music recording certification|gold]].<ref name=":0" />


== The gold and platinum years ==
=== Gold and platinum years ===
The band's fifth release, 1975's ''[[Stand Back (April Wine album)|Stand Back]]'', went double platinum in Canada, riding on the success of the singles "Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" and "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128200539/http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp|url-status=dead|title=For all Gold & Platinum certification of albums at RIAA|website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |archive-date=November 28, 2006|access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Inc.1974" /> April Wine went on tour with [[Heart (band)|Heart]], then [[Thundermug (band)|Thundermug]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/> In April 1976, April Wine became the first band to sell out [[Regina Stadium]] and the first band to sell out [[Edmonton]]'s [[Kinsmen Field House]] two nights in a row.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=A Platinum LP, $million tour vintage Wine|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RPM-IDX/IDX/70s/RPM-1976-05-08-OCR-Page-0009.pdf|date=May 8, 1976}}</ref> Following the tour, Jim Clench left, eventually to join [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] (in 1977);<ref name="thestar" /> he was replaced by [[Steve Lang]].
The band hit hard with their fourth release, ''[[Stand Back]]''. Riding on the success of the singles "Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" and "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love" the album went double platinum in Canada. Although not released as a single, the song "Oowatanite" became a concert favorite and stands as one of the most popular songs the band ever recorded. Following the supporting tour for ''Stand Back'' the band had yet another change in their line-up. This time long time member Jim Clench departed and was replaced by [[Steve Lang]]. Clench would stay active in music, even doing a stint in the legendary rock band [[Bachman-Turner Overdrive]].


The next release by the band would be titled ''[[The Whole World's Goin' Crazy]]''. The album would be the first April Wine release to hit platinum status based on advanced sales orders alone. The album contained the popular title track as well as a successful smash single, the ballad "Like A Lover, Like A Song". Following the supporting tour for ''Crazy'' the band returned to the studio to record their sixth album, ''Forever For Now''. The album would be another platinum seller and contained the bands biggest single to date, "You Won't Dance With Me".
The band's next release, in 1976, was ''[[The Whole World's Goin' Crazy]]''. It was the first April Wine release to hit platinum status based on advanced sales orders alone.<ref name="leaderpost">{{cite web|url=http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/letters/story.html?id=c30cd4e9-cfb4-4463-b2f5-50b15393fb49|title=Famous band unrecognised – The Leader-Post (Regina)|access-date=April 17, 2009|publisher=Canada.com|archive-date=March 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314153614/http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/letters/story.html?id=c30cd4e9-cfb4-4463-b2f5-50b15393fb49|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album contained the popular title track as well as a hit single, the ballad "Like A Lover, Like A Song". Their sixth album, ''[[Forever for Now (April Wine album)|Forever for Now]]'', was another platinum seller and contained the band's biggest single to date, "You Won't Dance With Me".<ref name="Inc.1976">{{cite magazine|author=Martin Melhuish|title=Striving for Success without Leaning on Government|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT60|date=October 2, 1976|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=60–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>


In the summer of 1977, April Wine was booked to play a charity concert at the famed [[El Mocambo]] Club in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]]. Co-headliner on the bill was a band called "The Cockroaches," who turned out to be [[The Rolling Stones]]. The pseudonym was a poorly kept secret and huge crowds turned out for the event. April Wine's performance was captured and released as the album [[Live at the El Mocambo]]. The band got its first chance at touring the U.S. following the El Mocambo gig, first opening for The Rolling Stones, then for various popular headliners, including [[Styx (band)|Styx]], and fellow Canadians [[Rush (band)|Rush]].
On March 4 & 5, 1977, April Wine was booked to play a charity concert at Toronto's famed [[El Mocambo]] Club. The co-headliner on the bill was a band called "The Cockroaches", which turned out to be [[The Rolling Stones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/April_Wine/2010/04/15/13597291.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712214121/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/April_Wine/2010/04/15/13597291.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Canoe JAM! - April Wine singer savours Juno love |access-date=March 23, 2009|publisher=Jam.Canoe.ca}}</ref> The pseudonym was a poorly kept secret and huge crowds turned out for the event. April Wine's performance was captured and released as the album ''[[Live at the El Mocambo (April Wine album)|Live at the El Mocambo]]''. The band then got its first chance at touring the U.S., opening for The Rolling Stones, [[Styx (band)|Styx]] and [[Rush (band)|Rush]].


Another line-up change occurred in 1977, though rather than someone leaving, the band added a fifth member. [[Brian Greenway]] was brought in as a third guitarist. Not only could Brian contribute on guitar, he was also an accomplished singer and harmonica player. His addition gave April Wine a powerful three guitar attack that would become synonymous with their hard rock sound. Also, with Brian on board to cover guitar duties it allowed Myles Goodwyn to switch off onto keyboards for the band's long list of popular ballads. Incidentally, Brian Greenway's former band, The Dudes also contained April Wine alumni David and Ritchie Henman.
Also in 1977, [[Brian Greenway]], late of [[The Dudes (1970s band)|The Dudes]] (the Henmans' new band) was brought in as a third guitarist and co-vocalist. His addition gave April Wine a powerful three guitar attack that would make their hard rock sound. This also allowed Goodwyn to switch to keyboards for ballads. They also signed to Capitol Records (in addition to Aquarius).<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine |url=https://www.canadianbands.com/April%20Wine.html |website=canadianbands.com |publisher=Canadian Bands |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209041915/http://canadianbands.com/April%20Wine.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


1979 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, ''[[First Glance]]'', had an immediate impact and the first two singles were both successful on Canadian radio. It was the third single, a raucous rocker called "Roller", that brought the band mass appeal across North America. "Roller" started its momentum in Michigan and soon was a popular hit across the U.S., finding its way into the Billboard Top 30 where it stayed for 11 weeks. ''First Glance'' also found an audience in the U.S., staying on the Billboard album chart for many weeks--April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Constant touring helped propel the band to greater success, as American audiences from coast-to-coast embraced the hard rock of this "new" band from Canada.
1978 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, and the first with Capitol, was ''[[First Glance]]'', which had an immediate impact and the singles "Let Yourself Go" and "Get Ready For Love" were successful on Canadian radio.<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – First Glance, Apr 2021 |url=https://outsiderrock.ca/2021/04/08/april-wine-first-glance/ |website=outsiderrock.ca |date=April 9, 2021 |publisher=Outsider Rock |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> It was the third single, the raucous "Roller", that brought the band mass appeal across North America—it stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven weeks. ''First Glance'' stayed on the Billboard album chart for many weeks, making it April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Constant touring helped propel the band to greater success, as Americans embraced the hard rock of this "new" band from Canada—in 1978, they toured with Rush and played with [[Triumph (band)|Triumph]], [[Starcastle]], and [[Teaze]] and, in July, played a concert with the Rolling Stones, [[Journey (band)|Journey]], and the [[Atlanta Rhythm Section]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/>


Following on the popularity of ''First Glance'' a very confident April Wine unleashed its hardest rocking album on Canadian and American audiences. The album was titled ''[[Harder ... Faster]]'' and lived up to its name with classic tracks like "Say Hello" and "I Like To Rock". Both were popular hits on both side of the border and ''Harder ... Faster'' proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band. It would stay on the Billboard top album chart for an amazing 40 weeks. The supporting tour for the album began as an opening slot for [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]] on the national tour across the United States. Most promoters across the U.S. were blown away by the pairing of the two veteran bands and most felt that April Wine could easily have carried the tour as headliners. In their first decade April Wine had gone from massive national success to international stardom. Their peak was yet to come. And their subsequent fall was to loom soon after. But for now April Wine was about to enter the 80s with their hands firmly on the brass ring. And a "beast" was about to be released.
Following on the popularity of ''First Glance'', April Wine released ''[[Harder ... Faster]]'' in 1979. "Say Hello" and "I Like to Rock" were popular hits on both sides of the border and ''Harder ... Faster'' proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aaron |first1=S. Victor |title=Almost Hits: April Wine, Mar 2013 |url=https://somethingelsereviews.com/2013/03/26/almost-hits-april-wine-i-like-to-rock-1979/ |website=somethingelsereviews.com |date=March 26, 2013 |publisher=Something Else Reviews |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> It would stay on the Billboard top album chart for 40 weeks. 1979 was spent touring with [[Styx (band)|Styx]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Toto (band)|Toto]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]], [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] and [[Blue Öyster Cult]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/> By now, the band had accumulated enough hits that Aquarius was able to release the album ''Greatest Hits''. In 1979, the [[BBC]] released ''In Concert'' for international distribution; in 1981, Aquarius released another compilation album, ''The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads''.


=== 1980s ===
== The 80s peaks and valleys ==
April Wine's first decade had seen the band go from Canadian success to international recognition and a hard rock force to be reckoned with. Expectations were high following the success of 1979's ''Harder ... Faster''. Fans waited for April Wine to deliver another hit. What they got was a grand slam. ''[[The Nature of the Beast_(album)|The Nature of the Beast]]'' leaped from record stores in January of 1981. Fan reaction was phenomenal and sales soared. Riding on the massive popularity of the smash hit singles "Just Between You And Me" and "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen", the album hit multi-platinum success back home in Canada, and was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally as well. The album was an instant classic. Songs like "All Over Town", "Bad Boys", "Future Tense" and "Crash And Burn" were all crowd favorites. April Wine embarked on an exhausting support tour that saw them playing to their largest crowds ever and filling arenas everywhere they went.


On 16th August 1980 the band performed at the inaugural [[Monsters of Rock]] festival in [[Castle Donington]], England.
Rather than continue riding this wave of popularity that had been building, following the tour to support ''The Nature of the Beast'', April Wine came to an abrupt but temporary halt. Myles Goodwyn, the band's songwriter, producer and promoter was starting to feel the exhaustion of constant touring and recording. The band took a much needed rest.


''[[The Nature of the Beast (album)|The Nature of the Beast]]''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stoney Cannon |first1=John |title=April Wine: 'The Nature of The Beast', Jan 2021 |url=https://sleazeroxx.com/reviews/april-wine-the-nature-of-the-beast/ |website=sleazeroxx.com |date=January 12, 2021 |publisher=Sleaze Roxx |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> was released in January 1981, and riding on the popularity of the hit singles "[[Just Between You and Me (April Wine song)|Just Between You and Me]]" and the band's cover of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen", the album hit multi-platinum success in Canada, and was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally. April Wine embarked on an extensive support tour, performing to their largest crowds ever. In addition to a packed schedule of solo concerts, they toured with [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]], [[Harlequin (band)|Harlequin]], [[Krokus (band)|Krokus]] and [[Franke and the Knockouts]], played five concerts with [[Loverboy]], and travelled to Germany to play a concert with [[Neil Young]], Jethro Tull, the [[Michael Schenker Group]] (MSG), and [[King Crimson]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/> The band then went on an eighteen-month hiatus.
After a hiatus of 18 months April Wine returned. Refreshed and ready to roll again, the band released their 10th album, titled ''[[Power Play (album)|Power Play]]''. The album contained hard hitting songs like "Enough Is Enough" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". The latter would become the band's opening number on the supporting tour. The ''Power Play'' tour of 1982 was to be the largest tour in April Wine's history, complete with a huge stage and lighting show that fans had come to expect from the band. Two years off the road had not hurt their standing as a top concert draw. Fans, hungry to see them after being off the road for two years, flocked to see them in huge numbers. However, even though it had decent sales, ''Power Play'' was not met with the same critical acclaim their earlier albums had generated. Both album and singles charted well on Billboard's lists but did not have the same staying power earlier albums and singles had achieved. Despite still being a popular concert draw, the failure (as the band saw it) to top their previous albums was a letdown.


In July 1982 April Wine released their tenth studio album, ''[[Power Play (April Wine album)|Power Play]]''. The album included the singles "Enough is Enough", "If You See Kay" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". The latter would become the band's opening number on the supporting tour, while the "Enough is Enough" video<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine - Enough Is Enough |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHCO22TedRQ |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> started receiving frequent rotation on [[MTV]]. Despite decent sales, ''Power Play'' was not met with the same critical acclaim the prior two albums had received; both the album and its singles charted well on Billboard's lists, but for shorter periods of time than earlier albums and singles. Still, it was certified gold, and then platinum, in October.<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine Power Play CRIA Gold Album Award |url=https://www.barnebys.com/auctions/lot/april-wine-power-play-cria-gold-album-award-aHJzRg2b1b |website=barnebys.com |publisher=Barnebys |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine Power Play Platinum Award |url=https://musicgoldmine.com/products/april-wine-power-play-cria-platinum-album-award |website=musicgoldmine.com |publisher=Music Goldmine |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> The ''Power Play'' tour in 1982 was the band's most extensive—three months, with [[Saga (band)|Saga]], [[Eddie Money]] and [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/> The New York concerts with Saga and Money resulted in separate ''Live From Central Park'' albums.
Things would go from bad to worse within the band during the recording of the follow-up to ''Power Play''. The album writing and recording took much longer than any of their earlier albums. During the process a rift started between certain members of the band. At this time, Myles Goodwyn moved himself and his family from his native Canada to the [[Bahamas]] further distancing himself from the rest of the band. April Wine's 11th album, ''[[Animal Grace]]'', started out with a quick rise on the charts. But it fell of just as quickly as it entered. The single "This Could Be The Right One" also suffered the same fate. The band got together for a Canadian tour which let the fans in on the inevitable as the tour was announced as the band's "Farewell Tour".


The band started writing and recording their next album, ''[[Animal Grace]]'', but the members were not getting along, and Myles Goodwyn moved from Canada to the [[Bahamas]]. Both ''Animal Grace'' and its single "This Could be the Right One" rose quickly on the charts, but stayed only for a short time. In 1984 the band got together for its announced "Farewell Tour", which was a month-long tour across Canada.<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/>
In 1986, the album ''[[Walking Through Fire]]'' surfaced under the April Wine moniker. Fans weren't convinced by the name though, as only Myles Goodwyn and Brian Greenway had returned from the band fans had known in the past. The other members had long since taken their leave and gone their separate ways.
The tour was successful enough to spawn another live album, ''[[One for the Road (April Wine album)|One for the Road]]''.


April Wine still owed Capitol Records one more album. So Greenway joined Goodwyn in [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]], along with Montreal session musicians Daniel Barbe (keyboards), Jean Pellerin (bass) and drummer Marty Simon, to record what was supposed to be the band's final album, ''[[Walking Through Fire]]''. It was released in September 1985 under the April Wine name.
Myles Goodwyn and Brian Greenway both released solo albums following the band's break-up. But for the most part things were quiet in the April Wine camp for the remainder of the 80s and early 90s.


== Rebirth ==
=== Rebirth ===
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[[File:Rockers April Wine @ CMW 2009 (3367619650).jpg|thumb|The band in 2009]]
In 1988 Goodwyn moved back to Canada. Although there was interest in an April Wine reunion, and the subject was discussed among the former members, other commitments prevented them from getting together until 1992. April Wine returned to the stage that year, starting with a free concert in [[Portage la Prairie, Manitoba]]. The reunited band consisted of Goodwyn, Greenway, returning drummer Jerry Mercer and bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist Steve Segal. The band toured in both Canada and the US. In 1993, now with Flood Ross Entertainment, they released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, ''[[Attitude (April Wine album)|Attitude]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Attitude, Customer Reviews |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Attitude-April-Wine/dp/B00005YACN |website=amazon.ca |publisher=Amazon |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's ''[[Frigate (album)|Frigate]]''. Each year, for the next five years, they went out on tour, playing with, among others, [[Def Leppard]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Meat Loaf]], Loverboy, [[Peter Frampton]], Blue Öyster Cult and [[Nazareth (band)|Nazareth]].<ref name="APRIL WINE CONCERT DATE ARCHIVE"/>
In 1988 Myles Goodwyn moved back to Canada from his home in the Bahamas. Almost immediately he began to be hounded as to whether there would be an April Wine reunion. Talks started slowly with other members. Some were interested but other commitments were getting in the way. An April Wine reunion was almost written off. But by 1992 fans got what they wished for. Starting with a sold out concert in [[Manitoba]], April Wine returned to the stage and wowed audiences once again. The band consisted of founder Myles Goodwyn and returning guitarist Brian Greenway. Also returning was powerhouse drummer Jerry Mercer and, to the surprise and delight of fans, the reunion included bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist [[Steve Segal]]. Not only selling out shows in their native Canada, the band did well on the concert circuit south of the border as well.


In 1993 the band released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, titled ''[[Attitude (album)|Attitude]]''. It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's ''[[Frigate (album)|Frigate]]''. The band would release another album in 2001, entitled ''[[Back to the Mansion]]''. Then in 2003 they release the live album called [[Greatest Hits Live 2003]]. In 2004 they released thier first [[DVD]] / [[CD]] called [[From the Front Row ... Live!]]. 2006, saw April Wine entering into its 37th year as a group with a new album entitled ''[[Roughly Speaking]]'' slated to be released in the fall.
The band released another album in 2001, entitled ''[[Back to the Mansion]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sterdan |first1=Darryl |title=Classic Album Review: April Wine Back to the Mansion, June 2021 |url=https://tinnitist.com/2021/06/01/classic-album-review-april-wine-back-to-the-mansion/ |website=tinnitist.com |date=June 2021 |publisher=Tinnitist |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> Also in 2001, the band's song "Roller" was featured in the movie ''[[Joe Dirt]]''. Then in 2003, they released the live album called ''[[Greatest Hits Live 2003]]''. In the meantime, various labels released several compilation albums.


April Wine continues to tour across [[Canada]] annually also playing festivals in [[Europe]] and in the [[United States]] with the same core group of Goodwyn, Greenway, Mercer and Clench. For several years their live show were filled out with the multi-talented [[Carl Dixon]] (formerly of the band [[Coney Hatch]], and currently in [[The Guess Who]]) on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.
In 2004 Silverline released April Wine's first [[DVD-Audio|DVD-A]] called ''[[From the Front Row ... Live!]]''. From 2001 to 2004 their live shows included [[Carl Dixon]] (formerly of the bands [[Coney Hatch]], and [[The Guess Who]])<ref name=encyclopop /> on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.


April Wine entered into its 37th year as a band in 2006. On October 31 of that year, Aquarius Records released ''[[April Wine Rocks!]]'', a new compilation of April Wine favourites, including a bonus live tune and a new album, entitled ''[[Roughly Speaking]]'', was released on November 28, 2006. At the end of that year, Clench left the band for the second time and was replaced by bassist Breen LeBoeuf.<ref name="TheStar" /><ref name="walkerton" /> A year later, Mercer announced his retirement; his scheduled final show in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], ringing in the 2009 new year, was cancelled due to bad weather. Mercer was replaced by drummer Blair Mackay.
On Oct. 31, 2006, Aquarius Records is releasing [[April Wine Rocks!]], a brand new compilation with some of the best tracks April Wine ever recorded, including a bonus live tune.


April Wine was inducted into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]] at the [[Juno Awards of 2010]] in [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://junoawards.ca/2010/02/08/quintessential-canadian-rockers-april-wine-to-be-inducted-to-canadian-music-hall-of-fame/ |title=Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame |access-date=February 12, 2010 |publisher=JunoAwards.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926110058/http://junoawards.ca/2010/02/08/quintessential-canadian-rockers-april-wine-to-be-inducted-to-canadian-music-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=September 26, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/april-wine-added-to-canadian-hall-of-fame-1.881654|title=CBC News – Nova Scotia – April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame|access-date=February 12, 2010|publisher=CBC.ca | date=February 9, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100211212748/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/09/april-wine.html| archive-date= February 11, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/08/12796251.html|title=April Wine headed to Cdn Music Hall|access-date=February 12, 2010|publisher=TorontoSun.com|archive-date=February 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210020121/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/02/08/12796251.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Goodwyn and Greenway accepted the honour.
== Interesting to note ==
Though April Wine's accomplishments have been many, they have yet to be "officially" recognized by the Canadian Music/Entertainment Industry's governing bodies. They have never been awarded a Juno (The Canadian equivalent of a Grammy), they have yet to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame or the Canadian Walk of Fame. Myles Goodwyn, however, was awarded the ECMA (East Coast Music Awards) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.


On November 3, 2010, Jim Clench died in Montreal, of lung cancer, at 61.<ref name="thestar">{{cite news|title=April Wine and BTO former bassist Jim Clench dies|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/886479--jim-clench-bassist-with-april-wine-and-bto-dies-at-61|access-date=January 25, 2011|work=TheStar.com|location=Toronto|date=November 5, 2010}}</ref><ref name="CBC">{{cite news|title=CBC News – Music – April Wine, BTO musician Jim Clench dies|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/april-wine-bto-musician-jim-clench-dies-1.968717|access-date=January 25, 2011|publisher=CBC.ca|date=November 5, 2010|archive-date=November 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108005711/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/11/05/jim-clench-obit.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|title=Lives Remembered – Telegraph – Jim Clench|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8124442/Lives-Remembered.html|access-date=January 25, 2011|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|location=London|date=November 10, 2010}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{cite web|title=The Gazette (Montreal) – Obituaries|url=http://www.legacy.com/can-montreal/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=146420804|access-date=January 25, 2011|publisher=Legacy.com via MontrealGazette.com|archive-date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110060625/http://www.legacy.com/can-montreal/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=146420804|url-status=dead}}</ref> LeBoeuf left April Wine the following July and was replaced by Richard Lanthier from the [[Yes (band)|Yes]] tribute band Close to the Edge. Mackay left in March 2012 and was succeeded by Roy "Nip" Nichol, late of the band SamHill. Steve Lang died on February 4, 2017, at age 67, of [[Parkinson's disease]].
== Discography ==
===Albums===
<gallery>
Image:Aprilfirstalbum1971.gif|''[[April Wine (album)|April Wine]] (1971)''
Image:ON_RECORD_(1971)ap.gif|''[[On Record]] (1972)''
Image:ELECTRIC_JEWELS_(1973)Ap.gif|''[[Electric Jewels]] (1973)''
Image:APRIL_WINE_LIVE(1974).gif|''[[Live! (April Wine album)|Live!]] (1974)''
Image:STAND_BACK_(1975).gif|''[[Stand Back]] (1975)''
Image:THE_WHOLE_WORLD'S_GOIN'_CRAZY1976ap.gif|''[[The Whole World's Goin' Crazy]] (1976) ''
Image:FOREVER_FOR_NOW_(1976)ap.gif|''[[Forever For Now]] (1976)''
Image:Elmo200pxls.jpg|''[[Live at the El Mocambo]] (1977)''
Image:Firstglance2.jpg|''[[First Glance]] (1978)''
Image:GREATEST_HITS_(1979)ap.gif|''[[Greatest Hits (April Wine album)|Greatest Hits]] (1979)''
Image:HARDER_..._FASTER_(1979)ap.gif|''[[Harder ... Faster]] (1979)''
Image:Ballads150.jpg|''[[The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads]] (1981)''
Image:NATURE_OF_THE_BEASTap.gif|''[[The Nature of the Beast (album)|The Nature of the Beast]] (1981)''
Image:POWERPLAY_(1983)ap.gif|''[[Power Play (album)|Power Play]] (1982)''
Image:ANIMAL_GRACEap.gif|''[[Animal Grace]] (1984)''
Image:April_wine_one_for_the_road.jpg|''[[One For The Road (April wine Album)|One For The Road ]](1984)''
Image:WALKING_THROUGH_FIREap.jpg|''[[Walking Through Fire]] (1986)''
Image:AlltherockersAP.jpg|''[[All the Rockers]] (1987)''
Image:Wine60ap.gif|''[[The Hits (April Wine album)|The Hits]] (1987)''
Image:Oowantaniteap.gif|''[[Oowatanite]] (1990)''
Image:Firstdecadeap.gif|''[[The First Decade]] (1992)''
Image:Collectionap.jpg|''[[The April Wine Collection]] (1992)''
Image:Wineattitudeap.gif|''[[Attitude (album)|Attitude]] (1993)''
Image:Frigateap.gif|''[[Frigate (album)|Frigate]] (1997)''
Image:Kingbiscuitwineap.gif|''[[Greatest Hits Live 1997]] (1997)''
Image:Rock_of_cahpap.jpg|''[[Rock Champions]] (2000)''
Image:Backtothemansionap.gif|''[[Back to the Mansion]] (2001)''
Image:Apmasters.jpg|''[[Classic Masters (April Wine album)|Classic Masters]] (2002)''
Image:Aprilgreathits2003ap.jpg|''[[Greatest Hits Live 2003]] (2003)''
Image:Best_of_ap.jpg|''[[Best of April Wine]] (2003)''
Image:From_the_rowap.jpg|''[[From the Front Row ... Live!]] CD/DVD (2004)''
Image:Mast2.png|''[[Roughly Speaking]] (2006)''


Labels continued to release their music; BGO Records released a re-mastered ''The Nature Of The Beast / Power Play'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Nature Of The Beast / Power Play |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/21877426-April-Wine-The-Nature-Of-The-Beast-Power-Play |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> April Wine continued to tour across Canada annually and to play festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol.<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine 's Concert History |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/april-wine--3 |website=concertarchives.org |publisher=Concert Archives |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine - 2019 (Saanich Fair) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PQ3v3S4qrE |website=youtube.com |publisher=YouTube |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bowie |first1=Tara |title=April Wine ready to rock...July 2019 |url=https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/entertainment/april-wine-ready-to-rock-peach-festival/ |website=pentictonwesternnews.com |date=July 29, 2018 |publisher=Penticton Western News |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref> They played a concert in Ottawa in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Myles Goodwyn |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1678142915714011&set=a.236521689876148 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Facebook |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
</gallery>

Their song 'Sign of the Gypsy Queen' can be heard in the background in the penultimate Breaking Bad episode Granite State; the guitar solo is playing behind Jesse's recorded confession tape being watched by Todd and Uncle Jack in the neo-Nazi compound.

In December 2022 Myles Goodwyn announced that he would no longer be touring with the band, turning over his vocal and guitar duties to Marc Parent: "I've had a long career, happy, fulfilling. I've seen much of the world and I'm grateful to continuing support of radio and our fans worldwide, but touring has been very difficult in recent years because of my diabetes and my health comes first, so unfortunately, my touring days are officially over." He only focused on writing and recording. Goodwyn died in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]] on December 3, 2023, at the age of 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/former-april-wine-singer-myles-goodwyn-dead-at-75-1.6671434|title=Renowned Canadian musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75|website=[[CTV News]]|date=December 3, 2023|access-date=December 3, 2023}}</ref>

== Band members ==
'''Current members'''

* [[Brian Greenway]] – guitar, vocals (1977–1986, 1992–present)
* Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals (2011–present)
* Roy Nichol – drums, vocals (2012–present)
* Marc Parent – lead vocals, guitar (2023–present)

'''Former members'''
* [[Myles Goodwyn]] – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1969–1986, 1992–2023; his death)
* Jimmy Henman – vocals, bass (1969–1971)
* David Henman – guitar, vocals (1969–1973)
* Ritchie Henman – drums, keyboards (1969–1973)
* [[Jim Clench]] – bass, vocals (1971–1975, 1992–2006; died 2010)
* Gary Moffet – guitar, backing vocals (1973–1984)
* [[Jerry Mercer]] – drums (1973–1984, 1992–2008)
* [[Steve Lang]] – bass, backing vocals (1975–1984; died 2017)
* Daniel Barbe – keyboards (1985–1986)
* Jean Pellerin – bass (1985–1986)
* Marty Simon – drums (1985–1986)
* Steve Segal – guitar (1992–1994, died 2024)
* [[Carl Dixon]] – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2001–2004)
* [[Breen LeBoeuf]] – bass, vocals (2007–2011)
* Blair Mackay – drums (2009–2012)

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===April Wine Singles===
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|+ <big>'''April Wine band members'''</big>
|+ <big>'''April Wine band members'''</big>
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1969–1971
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1969
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
* Myles Goodwynvocals, guitars
*Jimmy Henman-vocals,bass
* Jimmy Henmanvocals, bass
*David Henman-guitar
* David Henman – vocals, guitar
*Ritchie Henman-drums
* Ritchie Henmandrums
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* ''April Wine'' (1971)

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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1971–1973
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1970-1972
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
* Myles Goodwynvocals, guitars
*Jim Clench-bass
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
*David Henman-guitar
* David Henman – vocals, guitar
*Ritchie Henman-drums
* Ritchie Henmandrums
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* ''On Record'' (1972)

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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1973–1975
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1973-1974
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
* Myles Goodwynvocals, guitars
*Jim Clench-bass
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
*Gary Moffet-Guitars, background vocals
* Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
*Jerry Mercer-drums
* Jerry Mercerdrums
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* ''Electric Jewels'' (1973)

* ''Stand Back'' (1975)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1975–1977
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1975-1976
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars,keyboards
* Myles Goodwynvocals, guitars, keyboards
*Gary Moffet-Guitars, background vocals
* Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
*Steve Lang-bass, background vocals
* Steve Langbass, background vocals
*Jerry Mercer-drums
* Jerry Mercerdrums
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* ''The Whole World's Goin' Crazy'' (1976)
* ''Forever For Now'' (1977)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1977–1984
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
* Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
* Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Jerry Mercer – drums
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* ''First Glance'' (1978)
* ''Harder... Faster'' (1979)
* ''The Nature of the Beast'' (1981)
* ''Power Play'' (1982)
* ''Animal Grace'' (1984)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1985–1986
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Daniel Barbe – keyboards
* Jean Pellerin – bass
* Marty Simon – drums
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* ''Walking Through Fire'' (1986)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1992–1994
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
* Steve Segal – guitars
* Jerry Mercer – drums
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* ''Attitude'' (1993)
* ''Frigate'' (1994)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 1995–2001
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
* Jerry Mercer – drums
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* ''Back to the Mansion'' (2001)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2001–2004
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
* Jerry Mercer – drums
* Carl Dixon – guitar, keyboards, vocals
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* ''Greatest His Live 2003'' (2003)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2004–2006
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass
* Jerry Mercer – drums
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* ''Roughly Speaking'' (2006)
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2007–2008
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* [[Breen LeBoeuf]] – bass, vocals
* Jerry Mercer – drums
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* No release
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2009–2011
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Breen LeBoeuf – bass, vocals
* Blair Mackay – drums
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* No release
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2011–2012
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
* Blair Mackay – drums
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* No release
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2012–2023
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* Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
* Roy "Nip" Nichol – drums, vocals
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* No release
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! style="background:#e7ebee;"| 2023–present
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* Marc Parent – vocals, guitars
* Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
* Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
* Roy "Nip" Nichol – drums, vocals
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* No release
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== Awards ==
April Wine has never won a [[Juno Award|Juno]] despite 11 nominations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Nominees & Winners - April Wine |url=https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/?search_year_val1=1970&search_year_val2=2021&search_category_val=&search_wins_val=no&tag_search_val=April+Wine&submit=submit |website=junoawards.ca |publisher=Juno Awards |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="TheStar" /><ref name="leaderpost" /><ref name=canadianencyclopedia /> However, they were inducted into the [[Canadian Music Hall of Fame]] at the [[Juno Awards of 2010]].


Myles Goodwyn was awarded the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[East Coast Music Awards]] in 2003.<ref name=canadianencyclopedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/april-wine|title=April Wine|publisher=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/great-big-sea-take-five-awards-1.398668|title=CBCnews – Great Big Sea take five (ECMA) awards|access-date=October 27, 2008|publisher=CBC.ca | date=February 17, 2003| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208143818/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2003/02/16/awards030216.html| archive-date= December 8, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbmusic.com/queries/news.php?_function=article&news_id=713|title=CB Music News – Myles Goodwyn to receive ECMA Lifetime Achievement Award|access-date=October 27, 2008|publisher=CBMusic.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201123114/http://www.cbmusic.com/queries/news.php?_function=article&news_id=713|archive-date=December 1, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aprilwine.ca/thebuerstercollection/Video/Video.html|title=April Wine, the Buerster Collection – ECMA Awards Show|access-date=October 27, 2008|publisher=AprilWine.ws}}</ref>


In 2008, April Wine was inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame.
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1977-1984
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars,keyboards
*Gary Moffet-Guitars, background vocals
*Steve Lang-bass, background vocals
*Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
*Jerry Mercer-drums


April Wine was also inducted into the [[Canadian Music Week|Canadian Music Industry]] Hall of Fame and awarded with its Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmw.net/cmw2009/media_details.asp?media_ID=143|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329233236/http://cmw.net/cmw2009/media_details.asp?media_ID=143|archive-date=March 29, 2010|title=April Wine to be inducted into Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame during CMW 2009|access-date=March 13, 2009|publisher=CMW.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sootoday.com/content/arts/details.asp?c=25922|title=What do Crystal Shawanda and April Wine have in common?|access-date=March 13, 2009|publisher=SooToday.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304001615/http://www.sootoday.com/content/arts/details.asp?c=25922|archive-date=March 4, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/64344/april-wine-anvil-honoured-at-cmw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313015907/http://www.chartattack.com/news/64344/april-wine-anvil-honoured-at-cmw|archive-date=March 13, 2009|title=CHARTattack – April Wine, Anvil Honoured At CMW|access-date=March 13, 2009|url-status=usurped|publisher=CHARTattack.com}}</ref>
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1985-1986
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*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
*Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
*Daniel Barbe-keyboards
*Jean Pellerin-bass
*Marty Simon-drums


== Discography ==
{{Main|April Wine discography}}


'''Studio albums'''
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* ''[[April Wine (album)|April Wine]]'' (1971), Aquarius Records
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" | 1992
* ''[[On Record (album)|On Record]]'' (1972), Aquarius Records
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* ''[[Electric Jewels]]'' (1973), Aquarius Records
*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
* ''[[Stand Back (April Wine album)|Stand Back]]'' (1975), Aquarius Records
*Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
* ''[[The Whole World's Goin' Crazy]]'' (1976), Aquarius Records
*Jim Clench-bass
* ''[[Forever for Now (April Wine album)|Forever for Now]]'' (1977), Aquarius Records
*Steve Seagal-guitars
* ''[[First Glance]]'' (1978), Aquarius Records
*Jerry Mercer-drums
* ''[[Harder ... Faster]]'' (1979), Aquarius Records
* ''[[The Nature of the Beast (album)|The Nature of the Beast]]'' (1981), Aquarius Records, Capitol Records
* ''[[Power Play (April Wine album)|Power Play]]'' (1982), Aquarius Records, Capitol Records
* ''[[Animal Grace]]'' (1984), Capitol Records
* ''[[Walking Through Fire]]'' (1986), Aquarius Records, Capitol Records
* ''[[Attitude (April Wine album)|Attitude]]'' (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* ''[[Frigate (album)|Frigate]]'' (1994), Flood Ross Entertainment
* ''[[Back to the Mansion]]'' (2001), Civilian Records
* ''[[Roughly Speaking]]'' (2006), Universal Music Canada


'''Live albums'''
* ''April Wine Live'' (1974), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – April Wine Live |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/681943-April-Wine-April-Wine-Live |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1974 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Live at the El Mocambo'' (1977), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Live At The El Mocambo |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/362401-April-Wine-Live-At-The-El-Mocambo |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1977 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''In Concert'' (1980), [[BBC]] Transcription Services<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – In Concert-228 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11019865-April-Wine-In-Concert-228 |website=discogs.com |date=July 7, 1980 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Live in London'', on VHS (1981), Picture Music<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pardo |first1=Pete |title=April Wine: Live in London 1981 |url=https://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=6476 |website=seaoftranquility.org |publisher=Sea of Tranquility |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Live From Central Park'', split with [[Saga (band)|Saga]] (1982), [[Telemedia]] Communications, TBS Syndications<ref>{{cite web |title=Saga / April Wine – Live From Central Park |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8088357-Saga-3-April-Wine-Live-From-Central-Park |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1982 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Live From Central Park'', split with [[Eddie Money]] (1982), Telemedia Communications<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine / Eddie Money – Live From Central Park |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14229200-April-Wine-Eddie-Money-Live-From-Central-Park |website=discogs.com |date=September 10, 2020 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''One For The Road'' (1985), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – One For The Road |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/642953-April-Wine-One-For-The-Road |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1985 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[From the Front Row ... Live!]]'' (2004), Silverline
* ''Live in London'' (2009), Cherry Red Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Live In London |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8296700-April-Wine-Live-In-London |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Live in America'' (2023), Renaissance


'''Compilations'''
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* ''Greatest Hits'' (1979), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Greatest Hits |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/61069-April-Wine-Greatest-Hits |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1979 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
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* ''The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads'' (1981), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Best Of April Wine Rock Ballads |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/904937-April-Wine-The-Best-Of-April-Wine-Rock-Ballads |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1981 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
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* ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'', split with [[Michael Stanley]] Band (1981), DIR Broadcasting<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine / Michael Stanley Band – King Biscuit Flower Hour |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/19411543-April-Wine-Michael-Stanley-Band-King-Biscuit-Flower-Hour |website=discogs.com |date=March 22, 1981 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
*Myles Goodwyn-vocals,guitars
* ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'', split with [[John Waite]] (1983), DIR Broadcasting<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine / John Waite – King Biscuit Flower Hour |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10454526-April-Wine-John-Waite-King-Biscuit-Flower-Hour |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1983 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
*Brian Greenway-vocals, guitars
* ''All the Rockers'' (1987), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – All The Rockers |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/881717-April-Wine-All-The-Rockers |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
*Jim Clench-bass
* ''The Hits'' (1987), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Hits |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/432168-April-Wine-The-Hits |website=discogs.com |date=May 28, 2021 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
*Jerry Mercer-drums
* ''The First Decade'' (1989), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The First Decade |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1337951-April-Wine-The-First-Decade |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1989 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Oowatanite'' (1990), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Oowatanite |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1204008-April-Wine-Oowatanite |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Rock Ballads'' (1990), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Rock Ballads |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15681108-April-Wine-Rock-Ballads |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1990 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''The April Wine Collection'' (1991), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The April Wine Collection |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1137689-April-Wine-The-April-Wine-Collection |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1991 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Champions of Rock'' (1996), Disky<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Champions Of Rock |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3699787-April-Wine-Champions-Of-Rock |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1996 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Back to Back Hits'' split with [[Great White]] (1996), CEMA Special Markets<ref>{{cite web |title=Great White / April Wine – Back To Back Hits |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1080128-Great-White-April-Wine-Back-To-Back-Hits |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1996 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...April Wine'' (1999), DIR Broadcasting<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents…April Wine |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/773360-April-Wine-King-Biscuit-Flower-Hour-PresentsApril-Wine- |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1999 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Rock Champions'' (2000), EMI<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Rock Champions |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6229905-April-Wine-Rock-Champions |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Classic Masters'' (2002), Capitol Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Classic Masters |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1528855-April-Wine-Classic-Masters |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Best of April Wine'' (2003), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Best Of April Wine |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5949744-April-Wine-Best-Of-April-Wine |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Greatest Hits Live 2003'' (2003), Civilian Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Greatest Hits Live 2003 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1092996-April-Wine-Greatest-Hits-Live-2003 |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''April Wine Rocks!'' (2006), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – April Wine Rocks! |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8088639-April-Wine-April-Wine-Rocks- |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire'' (2009), BGO Records<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Jeb |title=April Wine – Remasters, BGO Records |url=https://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_review.php?id=914 |website=classicrockrevisited.com |publisher=Classic Rock Revisited |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''First Glance / Harder... Faster'' (2007), BGO Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – First Glance / Harder... Faster |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1126600-April-Wine-First-Glance-Harder-Faster |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Hard & Heavy Collection'' (2009), Micro Werks<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Hard & Heavy Collection |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14156754-April-Wine-The-Hard-Heavy-Collection |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads'' (2009), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Best Of April Wine Rock Ballads |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15671853-April-Wine-The-Best-Of-April-Wine-Rock-Ballads |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''The Nature of the Beast / Power Play'' (2012), BGO Records (re-released 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Nature Of The Beast / Power Play |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4067498-April-Wine-The-Nature-Of-The-Beast-Power-Play |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Classic Album Set'' (2016), Caroline Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Classic Album Set |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9030777-April-Wine-Classic-Album-Set |website=discogs.com |date=April 11, 2016 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>


'''EPs'''
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* ''I Like to Rock'' (1979), Capitol Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – I Like To Rock |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/499062-April-Wine-I-Like-To-Rock |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1980 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1971 - Fast Train [CAN #40]
* ''Like A Lover Like A Song'' (1979), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Like A Lover Like A Song |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7358979-April-Wine-Like-A-Lover-Like-A-Song |website=discogs.com |date=December 20, 2021 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1972 - You Could Have Been A Lady [CAN #5] [US #32]
* ''The Emergence of a Rock Powerhouse'' (1981), Capitol Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – The Emergence Of A Rock Powerhouse |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6907254-April-Wine-The-Emergence-Of-A-Rock-Powerhouse |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1981 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1972 - Bad Side of the Moon [CAN #16]
* '''81 Summer Tour Tracks Pack, Recorded Live At Hammersmith Odeon London'' (1981), Capitol Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – '81 Summer Tour Tracks Pack |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4761693-April-Wine-81-Summer-Tour-Tracks-Pack-Recorded-Live-At-Hammersmith-Odeon-London-January-27-1981-AOR- |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1981 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1972 - Drop Your Guns [CAN #34]
* ''Review Preview'' (1981), Capitol Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine, Review Preview |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2667993-April-Wine-Review-Preview |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1981 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1973 - Lady Run, Lady Hide [CAN #19]
* ''Love Has Remembered Me'' (1985), Aquarius Records<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – Love Has Remembered Me |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/13715304-April-Wine-Love-Has-Remembered-Me |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1985 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1973 - Weeping Widow [CAN #40]
* ''April Wine'' 4-track video (1985), Sony, Picture Music<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine – April Wine |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1767318-April-Wine-April-Wine |website=discogs.com |date=September 29, 1985 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1974 - Electric Jewels [CAN #84]
* ''April Wine'' (1992), Flood Ross Entertainment<ref>{{cite web |title=April Wine |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1219608-April-Wine-April-Wine |website=discogs.com |publisher=Discogs |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1974 - I'm on Fire For You Baby [CAN #64]

* 1974 - I Wouldn't Want to Lose Your Love [CAN #17]
'''Singles'''
* 1975 - Tonight is A Wonderful Time to Fall in Love [CAN ??]
* "Fast Train" / "Wench" (1971), Aquarius Records
* 1975 - Come Hear the Band [CAN #29]
* "Listen Mister" / "Time" (1971), Aquarius Records
* 1975 - Oowatanite [CAN #11]
* "You Could Have Been a Lady" / "Teacher" (1972), Aquarius Records
* 1976 - The Whole World's Goin' Crazy [CAN #5]
* "Bad Side of the Moon" / "Believe in Me" (1972), Aquarius Records
* 1976 - Gimme Love [CAN #33]
* "Drop Your Guns" / "Flow River Flow" (1972), Aquarius Records
* 1976 - Like A Lover, Like A Song [CAN #49]
* "Weeping Widow" / "Tell Your Mama" (1973), Aquarius Records, [[Pye Records]]
* 1977 - Forever For Now [CAN #45]
* "Weeping Widow" / "Just Like That" (1973), Pye Records, [[Big Tree Records]]
* 1977 - You Won't Dance With Me [CAN #6]
* "Lady Run, Lady Hide" / "I Get Bad" (1973), Aquarius Records
* 1978 - Rock and Roll is A Vicious Game [CAN #41]
* "Bad Side of the Moon" / "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1973), [[One Way Records]]
* 1978 - Comin' Right Down on Top of Me [CAN #46]
* "Just Like That" / "Cat's Claw" (1973), Aquarius Records
* 1979 - Roller [CAN #24] [US #34]
* "Electric Jewels" / "I Can Hear You Callin'" (1973), Aquarius Records
* 1979 - Get Ready For Love [CAN #79]
* "I'm On Fire For You Baby" (1974), Big Tree Records
* 1980 - Say Hello [CAN #45]
* "Oowatanite" / "Highway Hard Run" (1975), Aquarius Records
* 1980 - I Like to Rock [CAN #75] [US #86] [UK #41]
* "Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" / "Not For You Not For Rock & Roll" (1975), Aquarius Records
* 1981 - Just Between You and Me [CAN #22] [US #21] [UK #52]
* "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love" / "Druthers" (1975), Aquarius Records
* 1981 - Sign of the Gypsy Queen [CAN #40] [US #57]
* "Cum Hear The Band" / "Baby Done Got Some Soul" (1975), Aquarius Records
* 1982 - Enough is Enough [CAN #12] [US #50]
* "Child's Garden" / "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" (1976), London Recordings
* 1982 - Tell Me Why [CAN #46]
* "Rock 'N' Roll Woman" / "Child's Garden" (1976), London Recordings
* 1984 - This Could Be the Right One [US #58]
* "Gimmie Love" / "We Can Be More Than We Are" (1976), Aquarius Records
* 1985 - Love Has Remembered Me [CAN #89]
* "You Won't Dance With Me / "Holly Would" (1976), Aquarius Records
* 1993 - If You Believe in Me [CAN #19]
* "Shotdown" (1976), London Recordings
* 1993 - Here's Looking at You Kid [CAN #80]
* "Forever, For Now" (1976), Aquarius Records
* 1993 - That's Love [CAN #73]
* "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" / "So Bad" (1976), Aquarius Records
* 1993 - Voice in My Heart [CAN #35]
* "Like A Lover, Like A Song" / "Goody Two-Shoes" (1976), Aquarius Records
* "She's No Angel" / "Gimme Love" (1977), Aquarius Records
* "Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game" (1977), London Recordings
* "Get Ready For Love" / "Comin' Right Down On Top Of Me" (1978), Capitol Records, Aquarius Records
* "Roller" / "Right Down To It" (1978), Capitol Records
* "Let Yourself Go" / "Hot On The Wheels Of Love" (1978), Aquarius Records
* "Tonite" / "Ladies Man" (1979), Capitol Records
* "Say Hello" / "Before the Dawn" (1979), Capitol Records
* ""Ladies Man" / "Oowatanite (live)" (1979), Capitol Records
* "I Like to Rock" / "Babes in Arms" (1979), Aquarius Records
* "All Over Town" / "All Over Town (live)" (1981), Aquarius Records
* "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" / "Crash and Burn" (1981), Aquarius Records, Capitol Records
* "Just Between You And Me" / "Big City Girls" (1981), Aquarius Records
* "Roller" / "Say Hello" (1981), Capitol Records, Starline
* "If You See Kay" / "Blood Money" (1982), Capitol Records
* "Enough is Enough" / "Ain't Got Your Love" (1982), Capitol Records, [[EMI]] [[Electrola]]
* "Tell Me Why" / "If You See Kay" (1982), Aquarius Records
* "What if We Fall in Love" / "Waiting on a Miracle" (1982), Aquarius Records
* "Sons of the Pioneers" / "Too Hot To Handle" (1984), Aquarius Records
* "This Could Be The Right One" / "I Really Don't Want Your Love" (1984), Aquarius Records
* "Money Talks" (1984), Aquarius Records
* "Rock Myself To Sleep" / "All It Will Ever Be" (1985), Capitol Records
* "Love Has Remembered Me" / "Anejo" (1985), Aquarius Records
* "It's A Pleasure To See You Again" / "Baby It's You" (1989), Aquarius Records
* "Here's Looking At You Kid" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "Good From Far (Far From Good)" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "Givin' It, Takin' It" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "If You Believe in Me" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "Voice In My Heart" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "That's Love" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "Can't Take Another Night" (1994), EMI
* "If I Was A Stranger" (1994), EMI
* "Drivin' With My Eyes Closed" (1994), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "I'm a Man" (1994), Flood Ross Entertainment
* "Won't Walk That Road No More" (1998), Civilian Records
* "Won't Go There" (2001), Civilian Records
* "Holiday" (2001), Civilian Records
* "Talk To Me" (2001), Civilian Records
* "That's Who I Am, This Is What I Do" / "Enough is Enough" (2003), Civilian Records
* "Strong Silent Type" / "Just Between You And Me (live)" (2003), Civilian Records

== See also ==
* [[Canadian rock]]
* [[Music of Canada]]
* [[List of bands from Canada]]


== References ==
===Myles Goodwyn Solo Singles===
{{Reflist}}
* 1988 - Do You Know What I Mean <w/ Lee Aaron> [CAN #47]
* 1988 - My Girl [CAN ??]


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.aprilwine.ca/ April Wine: The official web site]
* [http://www.aprilwine.ws/ April Wine - the Buerster Collection]
* {{Official website|http://www.aprilwine.ca/}}
* [https://canadianbands.com/april-wine/ April Wine at canadianbands.com]
* [http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPagesA/aprilwine.html Canoe.ca article on April Wine]
* [http://www.canehdian.com/genre/rock/a/aprilwine/main.html CanEHdian.com article on April Wine]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020422121102/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/april_wine/artist.jhtml April Wine] at [[VH1]].com
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3568/biography}}
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000095 article on April Wine from] [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/april_wine/artist.jhtml VH1.com article on April Wine]
* {{discogs artist|April Wine}}
* {{IMDb name|1997687}}
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:n7uvad1kv8w4~T1| All Music Guide Entry]
* [http://gwardnet.ca/aprilwine/faq/ April Wine Discussion List]


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April Wine
April Wine performing in 2008
April Wine performing in 2008
Background information
OriginWaverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresHard rock
Years active1969–1986, 1992–present
LabelsAquarius, MCA, Capitol, DIR Broadcasting, Cherry Red, London, Flood Ross, Civilian, Universal, BGO, Telemedia Communications, PIAS
MembersBrian Greenway
Richard Lanthier
Roy Nichol
Marc Parent
Past membersMyles Goodwyn
Jim Henman
David Henman
Ritchie Henman
Gary Moffet
Steve Lang
Steve Segal
Carl Dixon
Jim Clench
Jerry Mercer
Breen LeBoeuf
Blair Mackay
Websiteaprilwine.ca

April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first experienced success with their second album, On Record (1972), which reached the top 40 in Canada and yielded two hit singles: a cover of Elton John's "Bad Side of the Moon", a top 20 hit in Canada; and a cover of Hot Chocolate's "You Could Have Been a Lady", a number 2 song in Canada.[citation needed]

They have experienced only moderate international success, but great popularity in their home country of Canada. Their greatest response internationally throughout the 1970s and early '80s came with songs such as, "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972), "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" (1975), "Roller" (1979), "I Like to Rock" (1980), "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" (1981), and "Just Between You and Me" (1981). They have released 16 studio albums.[1][2][3]

History

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Early years

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Although April Wine officially began in late 1969 in Waverley, Nova Scotia, their roots can be traced to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1967/68, where brothers David and Ritchie Henman grew up playing music together before moving to Nova Scotia.[4][5]

Three of the founding members - David Henman (guitar), Ritchie Henman (drums), and their cousin Jim Henman (bass) - were originally in a band named Prism (not to be confused with the Vancouver-based band of the same name). After a brief break to attend university, the trio reformed with Myles Goodwyn on lead vocals and guitar. Goodwyn had previously played with Jim Henman in a group called the Termites. David Henman christened the new group "April Wine". They realized that Halifax did not provide opportunities to play and record, so they sent a demo tape to Aquarius Records in Montreal. Aquarius managers Terry Flood and Donald K. Tarlton returned a rejection letter but the band mistook it for an invitation. On April 1, 1970, April Wine went to Montreal, bringing with them their instruments and $100 in cash; Flood and Tarlton were persuaded to sign the band to a contract.[6] They were set up in a chalet and booked at a local comedy club, Café Andre. They spent the next five months touring eastern Canada with Mashmakhan.[7]

The band recorded and released their self-titled debut album April Wine in September 1971.[8][9] The album included a single, "Fast Train", which was a top 40 hit in Canada and peaked at #38 on the RPM Singles Chart.[10] It established Myles Goodwyn as April Wine's main songwriter. The album did not sell well, but the success of the single led the band's label to ask for a second album. Jim Henman left the band in the fall of 1971 and was replaced by Jim Clench.[1] In the meantime, the band spent 1971 touring the college circuit, with the exception of July 30th, when they opened at Montreal's Place Des Nations for The Guess Who. 1972 was much the same, although they began to play larger venues and opened for a few more large acts, like Ike & Tina Turner, Jethro Tull, Badfinger and Stevie Wonder.[7]

Mainstream success

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Under the guidance of producer Ralph Murphy,[11] April Wine recorded their second album, On Record in 1972. The first single was a cover version of the Hot Chocolate song "You Could Have Been a Lady". The record was a commercial success, hitting number two for a single week on the RPM Canadian charts, as well as cracking the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States where it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at No. 32.[12] A second single, a cover of "Bad Side of the Moon" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, also got much airplay on Canadian radio and was a minor hit in the U.S. Both tracks remain staples on classic rock radio stations in Canada. On Record was certified Gold in Canada and the band, along with Murphy, returned to the studio.

While the band was recording their third album in 1973, David and Ritchie Henman quit. Goodwyn and Clench held auditions and the replacements were drummer Jerry Mercer (formerly of Mashmakhan) and guitarist Gary Moffet. They finished the album, Electric Jewels, with the songs "Weeping Widow," "Just Like That" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide", which would stay in April Wine's set lists for many years.[13] In support of this album, the band embarked on the Electric Adventure Tour where nearly every Canadian arena or concert hall that seated more than 2500 saw the band play.[9] The tour also featured a massive lighting and pyrotechnic show.[14] Touring proved successful; Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli of The Rascals attended a 1974 concert in Massey Hall, and were so impressed they offered to record and produce a live album of the band. The one-night recording session was something of a rushed enterprise; they wanted the album to be released by the end of the tour. Goodwyn wasn't happy with the sound, but April Wine Live went gold.[9]

Gold and platinum years

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The band's fifth release, 1975's Stand Back, went double platinum in Canada, riding on the success of the singles "Tonight Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" and "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love".[15][14] April Wine went on tour with Heart, then Thundermug.[7] In April 1976, April Wine became the first band to sell out Regina Stadium and the first band to sell out Edmonton's Kinsmen Field House two nights in a row.[16] Following the tour, Jim Clench left, eventually to join Bachman–Turner Overdrive (in 1977);[17] he was replaced by Steve Lang.

The band's next release, in 1976, was The Whole World's Goin' Crazy. It was the first April Wine release to hit platinum status based on advanced sales orders alone.[18] The album contained the popular title track as well as a hit single, the ballad "Like A Lover, Like A Song". Their sixth album, Forever for Now, was another platinum seller and contained the band's biggest single to date, "You Won't Dance With Me".[19]

On March 4 & 5, 1977, April Wine was booked to play a charity concert at Toronto's famed El Mocambo Club. The co-headliner on the bill was a band called "The Cockroaches", which turned out to be The Rolling Stones.[20] The pseudonym was a poorly kept secret and huge crowds turned out for the event. April Wine's performance was captured and released as the album Live at the El Mocambo. The band then got its first chance at touring the U.S., opening for The Rolling Stones, Styx and Rush.

Also in 1977, Brian Greenway, late of The Dudes (the Henmans' new band) was brought in as a third guitarist and co-vocalist. His addition gave April Wine a powerful three guitar attack that would make their hard rock sound. This also allowed Goodwyn to switch to keyboards for ballads. They also signed to Capitol Records (in addition to Aquarius).[21]

1978 saw continued Canadian success, and the beginning of international success. The band's seventh album, and the first with Capitol, was First Glance, which had an immediate impact and the singles "Let Yourself Go" and "Get Ready For Love" were successful on Canadian radio.[22] It was the third single, the raucous "Roller", that brought the band mass appeal across North America—it stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for eleven weeks. First Glance stayed on the Billboard album chart for many weeks, making it April Wine's first gold record outside of Canada. Constant touring helped propel the band to greater success, as Americans embraced the hard rock of this "new" band from Canada—in 1978, they toured with Rush and played with Triumph, Starcastle, and Teaze and, in July, played a concert with the Rolling Stones, Journey, and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.[7]

Following on the popularity of First Glance, April Wine released Harder ... Faster in 1979. "Say Hello" and "I Like to Rock" were popular hits on both sides of the border and Harder ... Faster proved to be yet another multi-platinum release for the band.[23] It would stay on the Billboard top album chart for 40 weeks. 1979 was spent touring with Styx, Rush, Toto, Boston, Squeeze and Blue Öyster Cult.[7] By now, the band had accumulated enough hits that Aquarius was able to release the album Greatest Hits. In 1979, the BBC released In Concert for international distribution; in 1981, Aquarius released another compilation album, The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads.

1980s

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On 16th August 1980 the band performed at the inaugural Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England.

The Nature of the Beast[24] was released in January 1981, and riding on the popularity of the hit singles "Just Between You and Me" and the band's cover of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen", the album hit multi-platinum success in Canada, and was the first April Wine album to reach platinum status internationally. April Wine embarked on an extensive support tour, performing to their largest crowds ever. In addition to a packed schedule of solo concerts, they toured with Diamond Head, Harlequin, Krokus and Franke and the Knockouts, played five concerts with Loverboy, and travelled to Germany to play a concert with Neil Young, Jethro Tull, the Michael Schenker Group (MSG), and King Crimson.[7] The band then went on an eighteen-month hiatus.

In July 1982 April Wine released their tenth studio album, Power Play. The album included the singles "Enough is Enough", "If You See Kay" and "Anything You Want, You Got It". The latter would become the band's opening number on the supporting tour, while the "Enough is Enough" video[25] started receiving frequent rotation on MTV. Despite decent sales, Power Play was not met with the same critical acclaim the prior two albums had received; both the album and its singles charted well on Billboard's lists, but for shorter periods of time than earlier albums and singles. Still, it was certified gold, and then platinum, in October.[26][27] The Power Play tour in 1982 was the band's most extensive—three months, with Saga, Eddie Money and Uriah Heep.[7] The New York concerts with Saga and Money resulted in separate Live From Central Park albums.

The band started writing and recording their next album, Animal Grace, but the members were not getting along, and Myles Goodwyn moved from Canada to the Bahamas. Both Animal Grace and its single "This Could be the Right One" rose quickly on the charts, but stayed only for a short time. In 1984 the band got together for its announced "Farewell Tour", which was a month-long tour across Canada.[7] The tour was successful enough to spawn another live album, One for the Road.

April Wine still owed Capitol Records one more album. So Greenway joined Goodwyn in Nassau, along with Montreal session musicians Daniel Barbe (keyboards), Jean Pellerin (bass) and drummer Marty Simon, to record what was supposed to be the band's final album, Walking Through Fire. It was released in September 1985 under the April Wine name.

Rebirth

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The band in 2009

In 1988 Goodwyn moved back to Canada. Although there was interest in an April Wine reunion, and the subject was discussed among the former members, other commitments prevented them from getting together until 1992. April Wine returned to the stage that year, starting with a free concert in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The reunited band consisted of Goodwyn, Greenway, returning drummer Jerry Mercer and bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist Steve Segal. The band toured in both Canada and the US. In 1993, now with Flood Ross Entertainment, they released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, Attitude.[28] It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's Frigate. Each year, for the next five years, they went out on tour, playing with, among others, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Meat Loaf, Loverboy, Peter Frampton, Blue Öyster Cult and Nazareth.[7]

The band released another album in 2001, entitled Back to the Mansion.[29] Also in 2001, the band's song "Roller" was featured in the movie Joe Dirt. Then in 2003, they released the live album called Greatest Hits Live 2003. In the meantime, various labels released several compilation albums.

In 2004 Silverline released April Wine's first DVD-A called From the Front Row ... Live!. From 2001 to 2004 their live shows included Carl Dixon (formerly of the bands Coney Hatch, and The Guess Who)[4] on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.

April Wine entered into its 37th year as a band in 2006. On October 31 of that year, Aquarius Records released April Wine Rocks!, a new compilation of April Wine favourites, including a bonus live tune and a new album, entitled Roughly Speaking, was released on November 28, 2006. At the end of that year, Clench left the band for the second time and was replaced by bassist Breen LeBoeuf.[1][2] A year later, Mercer announced his retirement; his scheduled final show in Calgary, Alberta, ringing in the 2009 new year, was cancelled due to bad weather. Mercer was replaced by drummer Blair Mackay.

April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards of 2010 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[30][31][32] Goodwyn and Greenway accepted the honour.

On November 3, 2010, Jim Clench died in Montreal, of lung cancer, at 61.[17][33][34][35] LeBoeuf left April Wine the following July and was replaced by Richard Lanthier from the Yes tribute band Close to the Edge. Mackay left in March 2012 and was succeeded by Roy "Nip" Nichol, late of the band SamHill. Steve Lang died on February 4, 2017, at age 67, of Parkinson's disease.

Labels continued to release their music; BGO Records released a re-mastered The Nature Of The Beast / Power Play in 2020.[36] April Wine continued to tour across Canada annually and to play festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol.[37][38][39] They played a concert in Ottawa in September 2021.[40]

Their song 'Sign of the Gypsy Queen' can be heard in the background in the penultimate Breaking Bad episode Granite State; the guitar solo is playing behind Jesse's recorded confession tape being watched by Todd and Uncle Jack in the neo-Nazi compound.

In December 2022 Myles Goodwyn announced that he would no longer be touring with the band, turning over his vocal and guitar duties to Marc Parent: "I've had a long career, happy, fulfilling. I've seen much of the world and I'm grateful to continuing support of radio and our fans worldwide, but touring has been very difficult in recent years because of my diabetes and my health comes first, so unfortunately, my touring days are officially over." He only focused on writing and recording. Goodwyn died in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 3, 2023, at the age of 75.[41]

Band members

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Current members

  • Brian Greenway – guitar, vocals (1977–1986, 1992–present)
  • Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals (2011–present)
  • Roy Nichol – drums, vocals (2012–present)
  • Marc Parent – lead vocals, guitar (2023–present)

Former members

  • Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards (1969–1986, 1992–2023; his death)
  • Jimmy Henman – vocals, bass (1969–1971)
  • David Henman – guitar, vocals (1969–1973)
  • Ritchie Henman – drums, keyboards (1969–1973)
  • Jim Clench – bass, vocals (1971–1975, 1992–2006; died 2010)
  • Gary Moffet – guitar, backing vocals (1973–1984)
  • Jerry Mercer – drums (1973–1984, 1992–2008)
  • Steve Lang – bass, backing vocals (1975–1984; died 2017)
  • Daniel Barbe – keyboards (1985–1986)
  • Jean Pellerin – bass (1985–1986)
  • Marty Simon – drums (1985–1986)
  • Steve Segal – guitar (1992–1994, died 2024)
  • Carl Dixon – guitar, keyboards, vocals (2001–2004)
  • Breen LeBoeuf – bass, vocals (2007–2011)
  • Blair Mackay – drums (2009–2012)

Timeline

April Wine band members
1969–1971
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Jimmy Henman – vocals, bass
  • David Henman – vocals, guitar
  • Ritchie Henman – drums
  • April Wine (1971)
1971–1973
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • David Henman – vocals, guitar
  • Ritchie Henman – drums
  • On Record (1972)
1973–1975
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • Electric Jewels (1973)
  • Stand Back (1975)
1975–1977
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
  • Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976)
  • Forever For Now (1977)
1977–1984
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
  • Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • First Glance (1978)
  • Harder... Faster (1979)
  • The Nature of the Beast (1981)
  • Power Play (1982)
  • Animal Grace (1984)
1985–1986
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Daniel Barbe – keyboards
  • Jean Pellerin – bass
  • Marty Simon – drums
  • Walking Through Fire (1986)
1992–1994
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • Steve Segal – guitars
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • Attitude (1993)
  • Frigate (1994)
1995–2001
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • Back to the Mansion (2001)
2001–2004
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • Carl Dixon – guitar, keyboards, vocals
  • Greatest His Live 2003 (2003)
2004–2006
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • Roughly Speaking (2006)
2007–2008
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Breen LeBoeuf – bass, vocals
  • Jerry Mercer – drums
  • No release
2009–2011
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Breen LeBoeuf – bass, vocals
  • Blair Mackay – drums
  • No release
2011–2012
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
  • Blair Mackay – drums
  • No release
2012–2023
  • Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
  • Roy "Nip" Nichol – drums, vocals
  • No release
2023–present
  • Marc Parent – vocals, guitars
  • Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
  • Richard Lanthier – bass, vocals
  • Roy "Nip" Nichol – drums, vocals
  • No release

Awards

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April Wine has never won a Juno despite 11 nominations.[42][1][18][43] However, they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards of 2010.

Myles Goodwyn was awarded the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award from the East Coast Music Awards in 2003.[43][44][45][46]

In 2008, April Wine was inducted into the East Coast Music Hall of Fame.

April Wine was also inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and awarded with its Lifetime Achievement Award on March 13, 2009.[47][48][49]

Discography

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Studio albums

Live albums

  • April Wine Live (1974), Aquarius Records[50]
  • Live at the El Mocambo (1977), Aquarius Records[51]
  • In Concert (1980), BBC Transcription Services[52]
  • Live in London, on VHS (1981), Picture Music[53]
  • Live From Central Park, split with Saga (1982), Telemedia Communications, TBS Syndications[54]
  • Live From Central Park, split with Eddie Money (1982), Telemedia Communications[55]
  • One For The Road (1985), Aquarius Records[56]
  • From the Front Row ... Live! (2004), Silverline
  • Live in London (2009), Cherry Red Records[57]
  • Live in America (2023), Renaissance

Compilations

  • Greatest Hits (1979), Aquarius Records[58]
  • The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads (1981), Aquarius Records[59]
  • King Biscuit Flower Hour, split with Michael Stanley Band (1981), DIR Broadcasting[60]
  • King Biscuit Flower Hour, split with John Waite (1983), DIR Broadcasting[61]
  • All the Rockers (1987), Aquarius Records[62]
  • The Hits (1987), Aquarius Records[63]
  • The First Decade (1989), Aquarius Records[64]
  • Oowatanite (1990), Aquarius Records[65]
  • Rock Ballads (1990), Aquarius Records[66]
  • The April Wine Collection (1991), Aquarius Records[67]
  • Champions of Rock (1996), Disky[68]
  • Back to Back Hits split with Great White (1996), CEMA Special Markets[69]
  • King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents...April Wine (1999), DIR Broadcasting[70]
  • Rock Champions (2000), EMI[71]
  • Classic Masters (2002), Capitol Records[72]
  • Best of April Wine (2003), Aquarius Records[73]
  • Greatest Hits Live 2003 (2003), Civilian Records[74]
  • April Wine Rocks! (2006), Aquarius Records[75]
  • Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire (2009), BGO Records[76]
  • First Glance / Harder... Faster (2007), BGO Records[77]
  • The Hard & Heavy Collection (2009), Micro Werks[78]
  • The Best of April Wine Rock Ballads (2009), Aquarius Records[79]
  • The Nature of the Beast / Power Play (2012), BGO Records (re-released 2020)[80]
  • Classic Album Set (2016), Caroline Records[81]

EPs

  • I Like to Rock (1979), Capitol Records[82]
  • Like A Lover Like A Song (1979), Aquarius Records[83]
  • The Emergence of a Rock Powerhouse (1981), Capitol Records[84]
  • '81 Summer Tour Tracks Pack, Recorded Live At Hammersmith Odeon London (1981), Capitol Records[85]
  • Review Preview (1981), Capitol Records[86]
  • Love Has Remembered Me (1985), Aquarius Records[87]
  • April Wine 4-track video (1985), Sony, Picture Music[88]
  • April Wine (1992), Flood Ross Entertainment[89]

Singles

  • "Fast Train" / "Wench" (1971), Aquarius Records
  • "Listen Mister" / "Time" (1971), Aquarius Records
  • "You Could Have Been a Lady" / "Teacher" (1972), Aquarius Records
  • "Bad Side of the Moon" / "Believe in Me" (1972), Aquarius Records
  • "Drop Your Guns" / "Flow River Flow" (1972), Aquarius Records
  • "Weeping Widow" / "Tell Your Mama" (1973), Aquarius Records, Pye Records
  • "Weeping Widow" / "Just Like That" (1973), Pye Records, Big Tree Records
  • "Lady Run, Lady Hide" / "I Get Bad" (1973), Aquarius Records
  • "Bad Side of the Moon" / "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1973), One Way Records
  • "Just Like That" / "Cat's Claw" (1973), Aquarius Records
  • "Electric Jewels" / "I Can Hear You Callin'" (1973), Aquarius Records
  • "I'm On Fire For You Baby" (1974), Big Tree Records
  • "Oowatanite" / "Highway Hard Run" (1975), Aquarius Records
  • "Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love" / "Not For You Not For Rock & Roll" (1975), Aquarius Records
  • "I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love" / "Druthers" (1975), Aquarius Records
  • "Cum Hear The Band" / "Baby Done Got Some Soul" (1975), Aquarius Records
  • "Child's Garden" / "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" (1976), London Recordings
  • "Rock 'N' Roll Woman" / "Child's Garden" (1976), London Recordings
  • "Gimmie Love" / "We Can Be More Than We Are" (1976), Aquarius Records
  • "You Won't Dance With Me / "Holly Would" (1976), Aquarius Records
  • "Shotdown" (1976), London Recordings
  • "Forever, For Now" (1976), Aquarius Records
  • "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" / "So Bad" (1976), Aquarius Records
  • "Like A Lover, Like A Song" / "Goody Two-Shoes" (1976), Aquarius Records
  • "She's No Angel" / "Gimme Love" (1977), Aquarius Records
  • "Rock N' Roll Is A Vicious Game" (1977), London Recordings
  • "Get Ready For Love" / "Comin' Right Down On Top Of Me" (1978), Capitol Records, Aquarius Records
  • "Roller" / "Right Down To It" (1978), Capitol Records
  • "Let Yourself Go" / "Hot On The Wheels Of Love" (1978), Aquarius Records
  • "Tonite" / "Ladies Man" (1979), Capitol Records
  • "Say Hello" / "Before the Dawn" (1979), Capitol Records
  • ""Ladies Man" / "Oowatanite (live)" (1979), Capitol Records
  • "I Like to Rock" / "Babes in Arms" (1979), Aquarius Records
  • "All Over Town" / "All Over Town (live)" (1981), Aquarius Records
  • "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" / "Crash and Burn" (1981), Aquarius Records, Capitol Records
  • "Just Between You And Me" / "Big City Girls" (1981), Aquarius Records
  • "Roller" / "Say Hello" (1981), Capitol Records, Starline
  • "If You See Kay" / "Blood Money" (1982), Capitol Records
  • "Enough is Enough" / "Ain't Got Your Love" (1982), Capitol Records, EMI Electrola
  • "Tell Me Why" / "If You See Kay" (1982), Aquarius Records
  • "What if We Fall in Love" / "Waiting on a Miracle" (1982), Aquarius Records
  • "Sons of the Pioneers" / "Too Hot To Handle" (1984), Aquarius Records
  • "This Could Be The Right One" / "I Really Don't Want Your Love" (1984), Aquarius Records
  • "Money Talks" (1984), Aquarius Records
  • "Rock Myself To Sleep" / "All It Will Ever Be" (1985), Capitol Records
  • "Love Has Remembered Me" / "Anejo" (1985), Aquarius Records
  • "It's A Pleasure To See You Again" / "Baby It's You" (1989), Aquarius Records
  • "Here's Looking At You Kid" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "Good From Far (Far From Good)" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "Givin' It, Takin' It" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "If You Believe in Me" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "Voice In My Heart" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "That's Love" (1993), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "Can't Take Another Night" (1994), EMI
  • "If I Was A Stranger" (1994), EMI
  • "Drivin' With My Eyes Closed" (1994), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "I'm a Man" (1994), Flood Ross Entertainment
  • "Won't Walk That Road No More" (1998), Civilian Records
  • "Won't Go There" (2001), Civilian Records
  • "Holiday" (2001), Civilian Records
  • "Talk To Me" (2001), Civilian Records
  • "That's Who I Am, This Is What I Do" / "Enough is Enough" (2003), Civilian Records
  • "Strong Silent Type" / "Just Between You And Me (live)" (2003), Civilian Records

See also

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