A sad day for Canadian music with the passing of APRIL WINE founding member, guitarist, singer, and songwriter – Myles Goodwyn. This one hits hard because being Canadian, April Wine was one of the first bands I ever saw live, and the band was a regular on Canadian radio. The band was formed out east in 1969, relocated to Montreal and signed to Aquarius Records, where they would go on to be the label’s biggest band. By the time of the band’s third studio album, Electric Jewels, Goodwyn would be the sole remaining founding member, and would go on to guide the band to huge success, particularly in the early late 70s -80s with the albums First Glance, Harder…Faster, Nature Of The Beast and Powerplay. Throughout the 70s and 80s, Goodwyn wrote, sang, and produced a steady string of singles and hits for the band, even before the band became a hit in the US. Anyone growing up in Canada could not turn on the radio here without hearing an April Wine song at some point. Many of the band’s favorites still feature on FM radio here, whether it’s the early ones like “You Could Have Been A Lady” or late 70s-80s classics like “Say Hello”, “Just Between You And Me”, or the band’s epic take on Lorence Hud’s “Sign Of The Gypsy Queen”. Not to mention “Roller” , the band’s breakthrough US hit, which can still be heard not only on radio, but at arenas during hockey games (Junior & pro…). Being Canadian, if you grew up in the 70s or 80s — you had heard Myles with April Wine; the band played high schools and arenas across the country in the 70s, and was a staple of Canadian radio.

Earlier this year Myles announced his retirement from touring with the band and selected his own replacement (Marc Parent). In the last few years, Goodwyn recorded and released his own solo albums Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues (1 & 2) , as well as his 2016 autobiography Just Between You and Me. RIP Myles, a Canadian rock n roll legend.

Below are 10 classics April Wine tracks written and sang by Myles Goodwyn.

Roller

from the band’s 1978 breakthrough (US) single and album (First Glance).

Rock N Roll Is A Vicious Game

Also from First Glance. A classic April Wine number, once tributed to Bon Scott (AC/DC) ; nicely covered by Sebastien Bach of Skid Row.

Comin’ Right Down On Top Of Me – also from First Glance

Say Hello – from 1979’s Harder…Faster

Also from Harder…Faster

Just Between You And Me

From the band’s biggest album Nature Of The Beast

Sign Of The Gypsy Queen

Enough Is Enough

The first single from 1982’s Powerplay

Anything You Want You Want It

Also from Powerplay, a great opening number.

This Could Be The Right One

The first single and only track play played live from 1984’s Animal Grace.

Sons Of The Pioneers

Another single and great track from the underrated Animal Grace album. This would mark the end of the band’s most successful line-up and era.

Love Has Remembered Me

the hit single from the 1985 album Walking Through Fire

If You Believe In Me

In 1993 April Wine returned with the album Attitude, which was ful of Myles Goodwyn gems, and April Wine favorites.

Also from Attitude

Look Into The Sun

From 1994’s Frigate album. Perhaps the heaviest thing Myles and AW ever recorded. The best track on the album!

I’ll Give You That

From the band’s 2001 album Back To The Mansion.