April Wine | |
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 April Wine performing in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1969–1986, 1992–present |
| Labels | Aquarius, MCA, Capitol, DIR Broadcasting, Cherry Red, London, Flood Ross, Civilian, Universal, BGO, Telemedia Communications, PIAS |
| Members | Brian Greenway Richard Lanthier Roy Nichol Marc Parent |
| Past members | Myles Goodwyn Jim Henman David Henman Ritchie Henman Gary Moffet Steve Lang Steve Segal Carl Dixon Jim Clench Jerry Mercer Breen LeBoeuf Blair Mackay |
| Website | aprilwine |
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 and based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Myles Goodwyn from its inception in 1969 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]
- ^ Scrivener, Leslie (March 14, 2009). "Music – April Wine gets its respect". TheStar.com. Toronto. Archived from the original on March 17, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "Southwestern Ontario – April Wine plays show at Trilogy, Friday". Walkerton.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2009.
- ^ "Albums | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved May 2, 2023.